Greece’s ‘Diplomatic’ Response to Turkish Threats

Amid the continued escalation of Ankara’s incendiary rhetoric in pursuit of its revisionist agenda, Athens is determined not to allow this to turn into a daily, passing news item, with Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias proceeding with the immediate and detailed briefing of all of Greece’s partners about the threats against its territorial integrity by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other senior officials in his government. The threats unleashed by Ankara include military operations against the Greek islands and actions of “self defense” in order to suppress terrorism. Moreover, on Monday, following statements by Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu claiming…