Greece has rejected pressure from European allies to help Ukraine boost its air defences, arguing that Athens needs the systems for itself. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed for another seven Patriots or similar defence batteries to protect its cities and power plants from Russian attack.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has stated that Greece has no intention of supplying Ukraine with either the S-300 or Patriot systems. Source: Mitsotakis in an interview with Iefimerida Details: Mitsotakis said Greece was asked about these weapons,

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to outline his vision for Europe to become a more assertive global power at the backdrop of war in Ukraine and other security and economic challenges in a speech on Thursday,

Emmanuel Macron says Europe faces existential threat from Russian aggression and calls on continent to adopt ‘credible’ defence strategy