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Marco Rubio Visits Athens Amid Regional F-35 Jets Power Struggle

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Athens is secretly lobbying to prevent Turkey's return to F-35, said a diplomat

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Athens seeks to further expand military cooperation with the US, while developments are being watched with obvious nervousness by Ankara.

·Marousi, Greece
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The situation in the Middle East and the war in Ucriana is on the agenda of the talks that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will have during the official visit that begins today in Greece.

Rubio's visit to Athens is at the center of Turkish interest, with the Aegean and armaments dominating.

Athens' arms-raising opening towards Washington and its effects on the Greek-Turkish balance constitute the common axis of Turkish publications today on Marco Rubio's visit to Greece. Their reading, however, differs: Hurriyet highlights the confrontation over the F-35, Aydinlik places the contacts within the framework of the "Blue Homeland", while Defense Turk points out the distance between Greek arms-raising aspirations and their implementatio…

The Prime Minister will seek to have an open channel of communication with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio “for whatever is needed”. Nowadays it is no exaggeration to say that American foreign policy is determined by only two people, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio. Following in the footsteps of Kissinger, Rubio has turned into a “tsar”, as he is simultaneously Secretary of State and National Security Advisor. In practice this means that he contr…

Ta Nea reported that Rubio will raise Greece's request to purchase advanced missiles during his visit to Athens tomorrow. While smart missile systems for the F-35 and F-16 Viper will be a key topic in the discussions, Athens will await the final decision of the US Congress for political approval of the package.

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