Europe
Rubio in Lisbon: “Portugal should buy the F-35”, Rangel says no decision has been made
At a joint press conference in Lisbon on October 8, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio openly urged Portugal to…
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US sanctions the International Criminal Court itself; Rubio: “Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC”
The United States on October 9 imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution, not only on its…
Cyprus
Mitsotakis on the GSI: “It is no longer only a Greek and Cypriot project, it is a European one”
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a SKAI interview on October 9 that the Great Sea Interconnector is a European…
Politics & Diplomacy
Ukraine sends delegation to the US for energy ceasefire talks as Moscow asks for sanctions relief
A Ukrainian delegation is meeting Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the United States on October 9 and 10 to…
Greece
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman answers Rubio’s Acropolis speech: it “deliberately omits” the other half of the Greek legacy
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei responded on X to Marco Rubio’s October 7 speech at the Pnyx in Athens,…
Analysis Air Force
Analysis: Rubio says there is “no official answer” on weapons for Greece’s F-35s, which puts the delay in Washington, not the Hellenic Air Force
In an interview with Kathimerini during his Athens visit, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there is no official…
Greece
Rubio in Athens: Turkish press reacts to the $4 billion FMS and Stryker announcement, Yeni Şafak writes “Greece surrendered to the US”
Part of the Turkish press greeted Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens and the sixth US–Greece Strategic Dialogue with sharp headlines.…
Military & Defense
Greece and the US announce $4 billion in Foreign Military Sales and the provision of Stryker vehicles to Greece
A joint statement issued after the sixth US–Greece Strategic Dialogue announces $4 billion in Foreign Military Sales and the provision…
Europe
Rubio in Athens: Greece is “an indispensable NATO Ally”, with defence and energy at the heart of US–Greece ties
At the opening of the sixth Greece–US Strategic Dialogue, Marco Rubio called Greece an indispensable NATO ally and a pillar…
Greece
Rubio in Athens: US secretary of state to deliver a speech on defending Western civilization at the Pnyx, with the Acropolis as backdrop
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will speak at the Pnyx at 18:00 today, October 7, about the defence of…
Middle East & North Africa
Yemeni government forces claim Bab el-Mandeb gains as offensive targets Sanaa
Yemeni government forces say they captured Dhubab and positions around Bab el-Mandeb as the Saudi-backed offensive expands towards Sanaa. The…
Politics & Diplomacy
Rubio to lead sixth US–Greece strategic dialogue in Athens
Marco Rubio will lead the US delegation at the sixth US–Greece strategic dialogue in Athens during an October 5–8 trip,…