Ukrainian military on BMP. File photoATHENA, May 31 The Greek Communist Party (KKE) said the government continues its rampant involvement in the conflict in Ukraine by sending armored vehicles to Kyiv, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis concealed a decision to send heavy equipment to Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that Greece will transfer Soviet-style tanks to Ukraine, Berlin will provide Athens with its armored vehicles to replace it. According to Scholz, he agreed on this with the Greek Prime Minister at a meeting in the morning in Brussels.The Communist Party of Greece called for the lifting of sanctions against Russia due to rising prices»The government of the «New Democracy» continues the unrestrained and dangerous participation of our country in the war in Ukraine, this time sending armored vehicles. This became known from German Chancellor Scholz, who announced the Greek-German agreement on the replacement (of armored vehicles), while Mr. Mitsotakis hid it at his press conference,» the KKE press service said in a comment. According to the party, this is a very serious development of events, which, in addition to a deeper in Ukraine is directly related to the country's defense capability. “For this reason, the government and the Ministry of Defense should immediately provide clarifications both on the content of this decision, for example, which Greek units are concerned with sending specific armored vehicles, and on the details of the Greco-German agreements,” the document says. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine 24 February. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, as of March 25, the Russian Armed Forces had completed the main tasks of the first stage of the special operation — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. Along with the Russian military, units of the DPR and LPR operate in the region. Moscow sent a note to all countries, including the United States, due to the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. >US authorities are studying the possibility of supplying Kyiv with MLRS, media reported
