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Greece
signed an agreement on Sunday (16/11) to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States to
Ukraine
, whose energy infrastructure has been crippled by Russian bombardment.
This agreement occurred when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Athens at the start of his trip to Europe.This gas supply is crucial for Ukraine which is about to enter winter.
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Exhausted and outnumbered Ukrainian troops continued to struggle to fend off the Russian forces.Both sides have attacked each other’s energy infrastructure power plants and oil refineries, while the war drags on with no sign of peace talks.
AFP
reported that Greece’s national gas company DEPA Commercial and its Ukrainian partner Naftogaz announced the deal, which will run from December 2025 to March 2026, following a meeting between Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The agreement “marks an important step in strengthening regional energy cooperation and European energy security”, according to the joint statement.
The deal, signed in a ceremony attended by the US Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, will enable “support for Ukraine in the midst of a difficult winter”, Mitsotakis and Zelensky said.
Guilfoyle visited Zelensky at the Ukrainian Embassy in Athens on Sunday, state television reported
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“Relations between our countries are entering a crucial new dimension: a new, secure energy route, stretching from south to north, from Greece to Ukraine,” Mitsotakis said.
He called the agreement a firm step towards energy independence from Russian gas.This is a key goal for Europe, which has struggled to reduce imports.
Most European Union countries recently agreed to a ban on Russian natural gas imports by the end of 2027, a decision aimed at clamping down on Russian funding for the war.
Winter
Mitsotakis also pledged Greece’s support for Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction and for deepening defense cooperation, according to the joint declaration.
They plan to increase security in the maritime domain, including cooperation in the development and deployment of maritime UAVs, joint exercises and training related to unmanned maritime systems and increased exchange of information on maritime threats.
Zelensky expressed his gratitude to US President Donald Trump for the fact that the gas he will receive will not only come from Greece, but also come from the US.
Zelensky, who will visit France and Spain, called the agreement “an important part of the comprehensive energy package being prepared for the winter.
The approaching winter poses “major challenges… for the Ukrainian people”, he said.
“Almost every night now, Russia attacks our infrastructure, especially our energy infrastructure,” he said.
“Most of Ukraine’s power plants, our gas production facilities and our thermal power plants have been targeted,” he said.
Zelensky’s first visit to Greece since 2023 follows recent announcements of major energy projects in Greece, backed by the US.
Greek authorities plan to work with US companies to increase the flow of US liquefied natural gas to terminals in Greece.
Greece is the gateway for US liquefied natural gas to replace Russian gas in parts of Europe.
The recent launch of the Trans-Adriatic pipeline connecting Greece and Bulgaria has allowed the country to contribute to a “vertical” corridor carrying gas towards Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Hungary and Slovakia.
The opening of storage infrastructure at the port of Alexandroupolis, near the Greek-Turkish border and where US LNG arrives, also helped weaken the Russian market in the region.
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