SYRIZA-PS: ‘The leadership of the Ministry of Defense is lying about the sending of defense equipment to Ukraine’

The leadership of the Ministry of Defense harshly criticizes the sending of defense equipment to Ukraine, the head of the Defense Department of SYRIZA-PS, Thodoris Dritsas, and the deputy, George Tsipras, accuse her of “lying” and that she is “responsible for I hide her choices “.

In their statement, they state: “The Minister of Defense, N. Panagiotopoulos, admitted today, after a statement and a topical question of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, that ‘Greece is helping Ukraine with defense material from the country’s reserves’ and then add: “Consequently, the Ministry of Defense and the government as a whole have been hiding the truth for three months now, when they replied that what they sent was the original batch of Kalashnikovs and ‘launchers’ of unknown quantity and type.” April 18 that it is not true ‘that we sent weapons six times, but what we sent went on six routes.’ Now he admits that traditions continue.

Secondly, the Minister of Defense was lying when he said on April 13 that ‘there is no question of re-sending’.

Third, the Secretary of Defense confirms the US Department of Defense for new shipments of weapons and ammunition (heavier type?) Without feeling the need to give any explanation, how can the Greek people and the parties be informed by the US Department of Defense? Defense. The Greek government not only continues to send weapons, perhaps heavier, but is also ashamed of it and hides because it fears the reaction of society.

Fourth, it continues not to specify, as it owes, exactly what quantities, exactly what weapons and ammunition it has sent and will send, as all other governments do.

Fifth, the Ministry of Defense’s insistence on ‘clarifying’ that ‘defense equipment is provided from the country’s reserves and does not in the least weaken its defense capabilities’, instead of reassuring us, raises reasonable concern about the responsibility of the responsible “.

The two heads of state then ask: “Exactly what stocks of what defense equipment are so surplus that we have in Ukraine? It is possible that the Minister of Defense does not know that the stocks are underfilled and are calculated in ‘fighting days’ at critical moments. In fact, when the threat facing our country is visible and has a name? And maybe for this reason Ukraine does not need stocks to which we send them? what type, what confidence can the Greek people have that the mission ‘does not weaken in the slightest its defense capability?’ “.

Concluding, the two heads of departments claim: “In two words, the response of the Minister of Defense N. Panagiotopoulos exposes the government much more than it was already exposed and accountable for its covert choices”.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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