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It is important for allies to continue to consult, to process how we could respond, and to ensure that they deliver a clear and concise message to the Russians regarding the red lines. The need for a clear and decisive stance against Moscow's "hybrid" threats was emphasized by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), American General Christopher Cavoli, conveying that the West's "red lines" must be made absolutely clear to the Kremlin. #ΝΑΤΟ #Ρωσία #Ασφάλεια (translated)

The speaker mentioned in an excerpt from an interview on ERTnews that Donald Trump could completely change his position within fifteen days. He estimated that any price decrease would be short-term and said that the West appeared to be divided. https://t.co/FKdFo3f828 #Τραμπ #Δύση #πολιτική #GR (translated)

Montenikos requested that those who vandalized the venue where they were hosted should suffer extreme sexual violence and be banned for life from any sporting activity. He included hashtags for Olympiakos BC, PAO BC, and AEK BC. #olynpiacosbc #paobc #aekbc #βανδαλισμός #αθλητισμός #παράνομες_ενέργειες (translated)

Amalia accused Russia of deliberately launching attacks against civilians in Ukraine, citing strikes on apartment buildings, schools, shopping centers, public transport, playgrounds, and bridges. She argued that most of the victims were Russian-speaking individuals in Eastern Ukraine and criticized those who, as she wrote, showed sensitivity towards Palestine and Iran in Greece, but not towards Ukrainians. Regarding the recent strikes, she mentioned that in Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, 22 civilians were killed, including 5 children—three of them one year old—and 54 were injured. For Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast, she wrote that two city buses were attacked and 33 people were killed, while the number of injured remained unknown. She added that 9 people were also killed in Kyiv, 2 in Kremenchuk, 2 in Konotop, 2 in Oleksandriia, and 1 in Zaporizhzhia, raising the death toll of civilian casualties over the two days to 71, according to her. Regarding the negotiations with U.S. intervention, Amalia claimed that Zelensky was accepting a ceasefire with the troops in their current positions and was asking for guarantees from the West. She stated that pro-Russian separatist forces controlled 60% of Donetsk Oblast before the Russian invasion of 2022, that since then the Russian army had captured an additional 20%, and that it had not managed to capture the remaining 20%. She asserted that Putin did not want a ceasefire, but a peace agreement that would require Zelensky to go to Moscow, the demilitarization of Ukraine, a constitutional commitment not to seek EU or NATO membership, and the recognition of the territories occupied by Russia since 2014, including Crimea. She added that Russia was also demanding the surrender of the remaining 20% of Donetsk Oblast that it had not captured. Amalia compared the situation to Cyprus, where, as she wrote, since August 1974 a ceasefire had been in effect under UN supervision, without a permanent peace agreement, because Turkey demanded recognition of the loss of territories and the pseudostate. She concluded that Russia sought, in her view, the humiliation of Ukraine and not peace. #Ουκρανία #Ειρήνη #Πόλεμος (translated)

Leonidas Palaiodimos wrote that M. Rubio did not go to the Pnyx to thank the Greeks for Democracy, but to present an ideological manifesto. According to him, Rubio highlighted patriotism, ambition, rivalry, courage, and desire for the unknown, placing particular emphasis on what he called "anger." Palaiodimos noted that during the speech, these virtues were connected to the journey from Athens and Rome to Christian Europe and western dominance. He added that Rubio warned about the guilt towards history, homeland, and nation, as well as about policies that prevented losses, international bureaucracy, deindustrialization, mass immigration, weakening of defense, and cession of sovereignty. As Rubio's proposal, Palaiodimos described the return to a nation that was not ashamed of its power and collaborated without ceding its sovereignty. He estimated that Rubio spoke as a representative of a hegemonic state and presented the manifesto of the then American government. He also added that he believed his words were liked by the Greeks, while he stated he was unsure of the reaction of the "so-called elites." #Δημοκρατία #Πατρίδα #Ιστορία (translated)

Nikos Sotiropoulos described the photograph as the "image of the year," noting that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke about the future of the West from the Pnyx, with the Parthenon in the background. He added that the strongest power on the planet bowed to Greece, saying "you gifted us history," and expressed his pride. https://t.co/QUslEA6Bgg #Ελλάδα #Ιστορία #Δύση (translated)

"Under President Trump, the United States has made its choice. We choose the unabashed pursuit of national power." Marco Rubio presented a plan for American foreign policy after Trump from Athens, emphasizing the need for national power and the rebuilding of Western alliances. #Ρούμπιο #εξωτερικήπολιτική #Δύση (translated)

The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in his speech at Pnyx, emphasized the West's debt to Greek culture and its fundamental values, while highlighting the importance of modern Greece as a "necessary friend" and ally for the US and Europe. #ΜάρκοΡούμπιο #Πνύκα #ΔυτικόςΠολιτισμός (translated)

StrategicWarCrafted wrote that, after the speech of American Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Pnyx, the President of the Republic Konstantinos Tasoulas offered him the English edition of "Pericles' Funeral Oration" from the Parliament Foundation, with a handwritten dedication. The author noted that, according to Thucydides, the Funeral Oration was delivered in the winter of 431/430 BC, at the end of the first year of the Peloponnesian War, during the burial of the Athenians who were killed in battle. He added that the ceremony took place at the public cemetery of Kerameikos and not at the Pnyx. According to StrategicWarCrafted, the text linked the idea of the ideal city-state with democracy, freedom, courage, and public ethics. He also wrote that Rubio presented Athens as the birthplace of characteristics that shaped the West and called on the West to regain its confidence. Referring to Thucydides' "Histories," Book II, Chapter 43, the author attributed to Pericles the message that the dead should be a model and that happiness was linked with freedom and freedom with courage, while the dangers of war should not be avoided. He called on the country's political leadership to take this exhortation into account and wrote that it was not a time for bribes, but for the salvation of the Nation. He concluded with the phrase "Judges will judge us, the unborn, the dead." #Δημοκρατία #Ιστορία #Πολιτική (translated)

"The West should rekindle the fire lit by Ancient Greece." Speaking in Athens during his visit for the 6th Greece-U.S. Strategic Dialogue, Rubio linked ancient Greek heritage with modern Western identity, national sovereignty, strengthening defense, addressing mass immigration, and the national power policy of Donald Trump's administration. #ΑρχαίαΕλλάδα #Δύση #ΕλληνοαμερικανικέςΣχέσεις (translated)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during his speech at Pnyx connecting ancient Greek heritage with modern Western identity, called on the West to rekindle the values that were shaped in ancient Greece and are fundamental to its civilization. #ΑρχαίαΕλλάδα #Δύση #ΕλληνοαμερικανικέςΣχέσεις (translated)

Fahilos Kranidiotis urged readers to watch or read the entire speech of Rubio. He characterized it as deeply ideological and political and argued that it marked the return of the West to its roots. He also expressed the wish for Rubio to assume the leadership of the USA, while referring dismissively to the critics of the opposition. #ομιλία #πολιτική #ΗΠΑ (translated)

The Common Sense account mentioned that Rubio had portrayed Greece as a model for the rest of the West and predicted that in the near future it would face a new attack with false news from trolls. He also argued that Greece had a significant geopolitical role and that some were trying to change the interests. #Ελλάδα #γεωπολιτική #fakeNews (translated)

In his speech from the Pnyx, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that the "West" began with ancient Athens, describing the influence of the values of democratic ancient Greece on the modern American vision and the need to address today's geopolitical competition. #Διπλωματία #Αθήνα #Δύση (translated)

Adonis Georgiadis said that he closely watched the speech of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Pnyx, in front of the Acropolis, and described it as the most important political speech he had ever heard. According to him, Rubio spoke not only as the head of American diplomacy but also as a political representative of the people of the West, and his speech had historical significance. Georgiadis stated that he fully agreed with what Rubio said and that he felt proud of Rubio's admiration for Greek ancestors, as well as for the public recognition of Greece's credibility and success. He added that Greece, Rome, and Christianity represented, in his view, the foundations of Western civilization and argued that its decline needed to end so that the West could rediscover its roots, values, and spirit. Finally, he expressed his congratulations and gratitude to Rubio. #Πολιτική #ΔυτικόςΠολιτισμός #Ελλάδα (translated)