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‘No One Will Intimidate Us’ Mitsotakis Says After Missile Scare in Ukraine

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a message of support to Ukraine a day after the Russian attack in Odessa, close to where the prime minister and the Greek delegation were, before the meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky. "No one will intimidate...

Russian Missiles Hit Odessa, Ukraine as Greek PM Mitsotakis Visits

The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his advisors were met by Russian missiles as they arrived in Odessa, Ukraine for an official visit. Mitsotakis was about to meet the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky when an explosion hit the...

Greece Hails Inclusion of Odessa, Ukraine in World Heritage List

Greece's Foreign Affairs Ministry welcomed the World Heritage Committee's decision to inscribe the Historic Centre of the city of Odessa, in Ukraine, on the World Heritage List, it said in a statement on Thursday. This decision "is a successful outcome...

Greece heralds Ukraine’s Odesa Candidacy for World Heritage Site

The Greek Foreign Ministry recently heralded the announcement of the city of Odesa’s candidacy as a World Heritage site. President Zelensky nominated Odessa in a speech to the Organization’s Executive Board on Tuesday afternoon to the 58 member Unesco executive board...

First Grain Ship Since Russia Invasion Leaves Ukraine

A ship carrying grain left the port of Odessa on Monday morning. It is the first since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February. Russia has been blockading Ukrainian ports, but the two sides agreed to a deal to resume...

Greek FM Nikos Dendias Visits Odessa, Ukraine

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visited the Ukrainian city of Odessa on Tuesday, where he reaffirmed his country's dedication to preserving the city's cultural heritage. While in the Southern city of Odessa, Dendias visited the Odessa National Scientific Library, which...

Ancient Greek Amphoras Discovered as Ukraine Soldiers Dig Trenches

Ancient Greek amphoras were among artifacts discovered last week in Odessa, Ukraine by soldiers while "digging defenses" to protect the city from Russian attacks. Soldiers from the Ukrainian 126th Territorial Defense brigade who found the artifacts wrote on Facebook that...

Massive Shipment of Humanitarian Aid from Greece Headed to Ukraine

A massive shipment of humanitarian aid from Greece, the fourth such package sent in the wake of the war, was shipped to Odessa, Ukraine on Tuesday. The last time Greece sent an aid package to the war-torn country was on...

Greek FM Dendias Leads Mission to Odesa as City is Hit by Air Strikes

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visited the strategic port of Odesa, Ukraine on Sunday as Russian forces have launched airstrikes at the city. Dendias delivered humanitarian aid, met members of the Greek Diaspora and assessed the condition of premises inextricably...

History of the Greeks in Ukraine: Staying Silent We Betray Our Heritage

The history of the Greeks’ presence on the northern shore of the Black Sea, what is now Ukraine and Russia, goes back millennia, even before the Classical Greek era. The Myceneans, one of history’s first seafaring cultures, knew the Black...