{"id":27438,"date":"2026-05-03T05:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/greece-rejects-ukraines-terms-for-naval-drone-deal-media\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T05:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:11:45","slug":"greece-rejects-ukraines-terms-for-naval-drone-deal-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/greece-rejects-ukraines-terms-for-naval-drone-deal-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece rejects Ukraine\u2019s terms for naval drone deal \u2013 media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Kiev reportedly sought to control how Athens could use unmanned surface vehicles produced under a partnership program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"405\">Negotiations between Ukraine and Greece over the joint production of naval drones have stalled because Kiev wants to retain control over how Athens can use the technology, local media have reported.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"937\">According to Greek Reporter, the countries agreed last November that Ukraine would supply components for drones to be built at shipyards in Greece, while Greek companies would manufacture electronic and optical systems. The end result would have been an improved version of the Magura-type attack drones which Kiev uses against Russia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"1256\">The newspaper Kathimerini reported on Thursday, however, that Ukrainian officials had demanded that Kiev retain a say over how the Greek military would use the drones, a condition Athens rejected. Greece believes Ukraine set these terms to <em>\u201cmaintain a balance\u201d<\/em> with its longtime rival T\u00fcrkiye, the newspaper said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"RT composite.\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/639312-zelensky-drone-company-scandal\/\">Zelensky\u2019s favorite drone company at center of Ukrainian corruption alert<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1485\">Greece and T\u00fcrkiye have long accused each other of fueling tensions, with Athens reportedly opposing Ankara\u2019s bid to join the EU\u2019s Drone Wall program aimed at improving the bloc\u2019s ability to detect and intercept hostile UAVs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1708\">T\u00fcrkiye hosted Russian-Ukrainian peace talks in 2022 and 2025, presenting itself as a neutral mediator in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1708\">Ankara also condemned Ukrainian attacks on Russian-linked tankers near the Turkish coast last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kiev reportedly sought to control how Athens could use unmanned surface vehicles produced under a partnership program Negotiations between Ukraine and Greece over the joint production of naval drones have stalled because Kiev wants to retain control over how Athens can use the technology, local media have reported. 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