Greece commemorated the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Monday, calling for “a widely accepted, just, and lasting peace.”
“We stand with sorrow and respect for the thousands of lives lost and in awe of the unspeakable destruction that has occurred,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry also expressed solidarity with the ethnic Greek community in Mariupol and the surrounding areas of southeastern Ukraine, noting that they “have endured the horrors of war and continue to suffer its consequences.”
Athens reaffirmed its commitment to international law and the principles of the United Nations.
“As a matter of principle, Greece has always supported adherence to international law and the United Nations Charter, condemning both the use of force and the threat of force against sovereign states,” the statement read.
“The only solution is an end to the deadly hostilities and the establishment of a widely accepted, just, and lasting peace for Ukraine.”
The anniversary comes as US policy on Ukraine and Russia undergoes a shift under President Donald Trump.
Greece’s Mitsotakis talks to Ukraine’s Zelensky
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday, February 22.
During the two men’s conversation, Mitsotakis reiterated to the Ukrainian President that Greece and the European Union support Ukraine and that it’s up to Ukraine to decide which peace framework is acceptable for the country while nothing can be decided on Ukraine without Ukraine.
The telephone call comes as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are in negotiation talks on how to end the war in Ukraine without the participation of Ukraine and the European Union. Zelensky in recent days has been holding telephone calls with several European leaders to discuss the current developments.
At the same time, President Zelensky has been under pressure by the United States to sign a draft agreement over the country’s rare earth minerals and other natural resources. According to a source close to the negotiations quoted Saturday in international media, Trump’s draft deal is “not the one President Zelensky would accept.”
European leaders arrive in Ukraine on third anniversary
Three years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European leaders and Canada’s Justin Trudeau have arrived in Kyiv in a show of support
The leaders will discuss Ukraine’s war effort later today, as US President Donald Trump applies pressure on President Zelensky. To mark the anniversary, Zelensky has hailed Ukrainians’ “absolute heroism” and “three years of resistance.”
Three years ago, Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, before Russian forces tried to take the capital, Kyiv. They were forced back, and the frontlines of the war settled in eastern Ukraine
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