Mitsotakis Government In Panic! The Ground Is Shaking Under Their Feet!
Jun 17, 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis). In a powerful and critical speech at the War Museum during the presentation of Stavros Lygeros’ book “The Invisible Aspects of the the War In Ukraine” (YOU CAN WATCH THE FULL VIDEO BELOW) former Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis argued that the West has strategically lost in the war in Ukraine and urged Greece to pursue an independent, interest-based foreign policy. While condemning Russia’s invasion, Karamanlis sharply criticized the Western “war party” for escalating the conflict and turning it into a Manichaean ideological struggle, while failing to account for their provocations and missteps, including ignoring Turkey’s aggression in Cyprus and the Aegean.
Equally influential were the speeches by former PM Antonis Samaras and former Minister of Finance Alekos Papadopoulos. But the impact of Karamanlis’ speech cannot be underestimated.
Karamanlis noted that Ukraine and Europe are the main losers of this war, with Europe paying a high price for following Washington’s lead, sacrificing its energy stability and credibility. He described the European Union as incapable of formulating an autonomous strategic direction, improvising its way through a crisis that should have been an opportunity to assert leadership. He highlighted the hypocrisy of the EU, which demonizes Russia but appeases an aggressive Turkey—despite the latter’s occupation of EU territory in Cyprus and constant threats against Greece.
Despite Greece’s complete alignment with the West in supporting Ukraine, Karamanlis emphasized that Athens received no reciprocal support on its national security concerns. Turkey, meanwhile, has emerged “upgraded” by playing the “cunning neutral,” securing a mediating role in the conflict and positioning itself as a pillar of Western security, even as it continues its regional aggression. Karamanlis warned that this misplaced trust could result in Greece falling into a position of regional subordination, where nothing could happen in the Eastern Mediterranean without Turkish approval.
He denounced the Greek government’s strategy of “calm waters” with Ankara as dangerously naive, criticizing its silence on Turkish provocations, such as maritime planning that encroaches on Greek sovereignty. The suspension of energy interconnections in the Aegean, he said, signals unacceptable compromises that threaten Greece’s territorial integrity.
Karamanlis concluded that Greece must stop outsourcing its security to unreliable allies, expose the EU’s duplicity, and act decisively to assert its sovereign rights. In a rapidly fragmenting world order defined by spheres of influence and brute force, he warned that only a clear-eyed, independent, and assertive foreign policy can protect Greek interests. The West, in Karamanlis’s view, has lost its strategic compass, and Greece must now look inward and pursue what is best for itself.
BELOW ARE THE THREE SPEECHES BY KARAMANLIS, SAMARAS, AND PAPADOPOULOS
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