Washington says it’s sending heavy weapons to Greece in response to the Russian attack on Ukraine. But experts see a problematic message to Ankara in the US’s arms flow to Greece
As the war in Ukraine rages on, the US continues to play a central role in maintaining Kiev’s weapons supply to bolster the country’s fight against Russian forces. But on the other hand, Washington is also sending weapons to a distant location: Greece — a NATO ally that has locked horns with fellow NATO member Türkiye over a range of issues, old and new.
Washington has drastically increased its weapons delivery to Alexandroupoli, a Greek tourist hub in the Aegean Sea near the Turkish border, turning into “a dynamic military operations hub.” Alexandroupoli received 14 times more military supplies from the US in 2021 than in previous years, marking a dramatic increase which cannot solely be explained by the Ukraine war — because the Russian offensive began in February.
“As a part of the US geopolitical game, they are stockpiling weapons to Greece, saying that it’s part of the West's defence planning in response to the Russian offensive in Ukraine,” says Ismail Bozkurt, a Turkish Cypriot political analyst who has extensive experience with the Greece-Türkiye politics.
“I don’t believe that the US is sending heavy weaponry to Greece in reaction to Türkiye in any way,” he toldBryza also disagrees with recent assertions that the US is thinking of replacing Türkiye with Greece. “Alexandroupoli is located in a very strategic region when it comes to the entire alliance, given the proximity to the Mediterranean Sea as well as its distance to the Black Sea,” says Bryza.
Despite those ongoing discussions, Bryza does not believe that the US military wants to leave Incirlik — because it “is very happy with its access” to the base.
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