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Greece to Buy Warplanes, Battleships to Boost Defenses against Turkey

Anthee Carassava

   ATHENS - With tensions between NATO allies Greece and Turkey rising,
   Greece has announced plans to purchase a grab bag of new warplanes,
   frigates, helicopters and weapons systems. Greece's defense shopping
   spree comes amid a new diplomatic scramble with U.S. Secretary of State
   Mike Pompeo visiting Cyprus to ease an energy standoff in the eastern
   Mediterranean.

   Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the defense upgrade,
   saying it stemmed from the need to offset what he called Turkey's
   destabilizing moves in the region.

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