Important developments continue to occur in the tension with Greece. The arrogant words uttered by the retired Greek navy vice admiral on a TV channel in Greece in the past days had received harsh reactions from Turkey. Following this development, this time a Greek MP made remarkable statements. Mera25 Party deputy Kleon Grigoriadis, in his speech in the Greek Parliament, criticized the government of Prime Minister Kiryakos Mitsotakis for its foreign policy.
“TURNED INTO A MASSIVE US BASE”
Stating that there is an atmosphere in the press that a war with Turkey is on the way, Grigoriadis said, “At the moment, American soldiers, not Turkish soldiers, are wandering in Crete, Alexandroupoli, Larisa and other areas left by SYRIZA’s old comrades to the United States. Let’s be clear: Greece has now turned into a huge US base.” used the phrase.
Grigoriadis stated that the creation of such a perception was aimed at intimidating Greek citizens so that the conversion of Greece into a US base would be acceptable.
“THEY ARE USING US AS USEFUL Idiots”
Stating that the Greek people should learn from history, Grigoriadis said:
“History says that big powers use small powers as tools and use them for their own interests regardless of the pain they may cause. As in 22 (in 1922). “They are using Greece as a distraction against Kemal’s (Atatürk) new Turks so that he can easily prolong it, and now they are using us as useful idiots. The time period we live in demands that we learn this lesson well.” (AA)