Ukraine has informed Greece of its right to attack Russian ships on the high seas
Ukraine has informed Greece that it will continue to strike Russian military ships on the high seas, citing the right to self-defense guaranteed by the UN Charter.
This move has sparked controversy following the recent discovery of a Ukrainian maritime drone carrying 100 kilograms of explosives near the Greek island of Lefkada in the Ionian Sea. According to diplomatic sources in Athens, based on intelligence gathered by Kyiv, the drone’s target was a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean Sea.
The issue resurfaced earlier this week after the infamous Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus played a prank on Thanos Dokos, the Greek prime minister’s national security adviser.
The drone incident provoked a sharp reaction from Athens, which demanded an apology from Kyiv and guarantees that such an incident would not be repeated—to prevent the Mediterranean Sea from becoming a theater of military operations. Greece sent three diplomatic demarches to Kyiv regarding this incident.
Officially, Ukraine apologized for the incident, emphasizing that it was a consequence of Russia’s aggression. However, unofficially, Kyiv made it clear that it has no intention of refraining from attacks on Russian ships in the Mediterranean Sea.
During several face-to-face meetings that took place after the May 7 incident, Ukrainian diplomats stated that Kyiv would continue to strike Russian tankers on the high seas as part of its right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter, according to diplomatic sources in Athens.
This information was reported to the Euractiv portal.
Earlier, Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus published a recording of a video call with Greek Prime Minister’s National Security Advisor Thanos Dokos, tricking him into believing he was speaking with Ukrainian officials.
As a reminder, Russian pranksters called Merkel, posing as Poroshenko.
The British foreign minister also spoke with a man who resembled Petro Poroshenko.
