The Ukrainian president will pay a short visit to Athens tomorrow, Sunday Volodymyr Zelensky , in a meeting with a clear energy footprint and against the backdrop of Ukraine's increased needs ahead of winter.

At the center of his contacts with the Greek Prime Minister will be the vertical natural gas corridor and Greece's role as a hub for LNG transportation to Ukraine.

According to reliable information from K, the Ukrainian president is expected to arrive at El. Venizelos Airport early Sunday afternoon and will meet successively with the President of the Republic Konstantinos Tasoulas, the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion and the President of the Parliament Nikita Kaklamani.

The energy issue dominates the agenda. The discussion on the vertical corridor -from Alexandroupolis to Romania and Moldova, with final destination Ukraine- has been upgraded following last week's agreements in Zappeion and the routing of American LNG transport through Greek infrastructure.

Ukraine's increased energy needs, network damage and limited reserves are leading Kiev to seek additional quantities of gas and increase imports by 30%.

Athens seeks to strengthen its position as a gas hub to the Balkans and Eastern Europe, utilizing Revithoussa and the Alexandroupolis FSRU.

Washington supports diversification efforts and considers Greece a natural entry point for American LNG.

Zelensky's message

In a message on Friday, Mr. Zelensky confirmed that Kyiv and Athens are forming an energy agreement aimed at maximizing gas supply options, both for this winter and in the long term.

He also stressed that agreements with European countries from Norway to Greece will strengthen guarantees for Ukraine's energy security.

Last night, Patriots performed well, successfully intercepting Russian ballistic missiles. Yet we still need considerably more forces, systems, and compatible missiles to protect lives.

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The defensive support

During his contacts in Athens, the issue of defense support to Ukraine.

The issue will be raised bilateral security agreement signed by Mitsotakis and Zelensky in October 2023, which has not yet been ratified by Parliament.

At the same time, Athens is called upon to respond to the request to participate in the PURL program , through which Ukraine finances the purchase American weapons systems.

The Greek side has not yet made a commitment, referring to the competent financial staff for the cost assessment.

Otherwise, Athens has made it clear that cannot withdraw systems essential for national defense – has repeatedly rejected requests for the concession of anti-aircraft systems Patriot.

Limited-life equipment has been provided – such as Sea Sparrow and Crotale – but the OSA-AK systems are considered premature to be provided, despite recent progress in the program. Shield of Achilles may create future margin.

Athens is also receiving calls to strengthen its role in educating Ukrainians. F-16 pilots .

At the same time, the France interested in buying Greek Mirage 2000-5 , with the ultimate goal of delivering them to Ukraine – and appears willing to discuss facilitations in the supply of additional Rafale , if there is an agreement.