Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis denied Greece has sent Patriot and S300 anti-missile batteries to Ukraine during a scheduled press briefing in Athens on Monday morning.
“There is absolutely no such case; I categorically deny it,” Marinakis said, responding to a question about whether Greece had dispatched the two anti-missile systems (US-made Patriots and Russian-made S300 missile systems) to the war theater in Ukraine.
The spokesperson commented on several current affairs issues, including the catastrophic effects of the Bora weather storm, extending his condolences to the families of victims of the extreme weather.
On the issue of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s visit to London and press reports of a purported private meeting between the Greek premier and Foreign Minister George Garapetritis with representatives from the British Museum, Marinakis denies such a meeting took place.
The government spokesperson stressed that state services were in full operation to aid citizens deal with the effects of the storm that is battering parts of the country, while he urged Greeks to follow local authorities’ instructions until the extreme weather phenomena wane.
Marinakis informed the press corps of a tax bill scheduled to be submitted for discussion in Parliament tomorrow, Tuesday, which includes 12 tax cuts and 12 measures to boost income alongside provisions for the modernization of tax legislation and the administrative framework governing the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), aiming to enhance its efficiency.
Finally, Marinakis said the Greek PM would give an interview to CNN journalist Richard Quest in the evening, while he was scheduled to meet with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer tomorrow, Tuesday, December 3, at 10:45 AM (local time).
