“Erdogan knows what will happen if they go to the Greek island – we will go to full-scale war”

Turkey is illegal internationally and we must condemn it. continuously. In each case. The Yannis Engulfopoulos He believes that in the years we haven’t spoken, we haven’t succeeded on a diplomatic level. Now that we are willing to internationalize the issue, the whole world realizes who is on the wrong side of history. As Turkey is now showing its weaknesses, we must take advantage of it…

We met the retired vice admiral in his studio Newsbeast We talked for a long time about important geopolitical issues that are growing in Europe but will determine the fate of the entire planet. We talked about the position that Greece needs to take, the global alliances that have been created and the sacrifices that are being made in most EU countries, with one goal in mind.

“Mr Erdogan has lost respect as a leader”, Mr. Engolfopoulos tells us. And he explains: “He talks to everyone because he is blackmailing. Sometimes I talk to you because I respect you, sometimes I talk to you because I’m trying to blackmail you. Now he has no credibility as an orator.”.

How likely is a hot episode between Greece and Turkey? A seasoned military veteran told us on the podcast: “If any act of aggression is taken by Turkey, we will not stop there. We will go to full-scale war. Now, for us, hot episode means war. Navy, army, air force… and we are fighting till the end. We are not concerned about anything else because we will win. don’t care”. The retired Vice Admiral continued: “Even if Mr. Erdogan wants to create a heated episode, he can’t. He has no energy, no strength. I avoid a war, but if they make the first move, they don’t know where it will turn. Will they risk war? When we told them,​​​​ First we’ll burn you, then we’ll ask if you’ll go to a Greek island».

Is Erdogan at an impasse? Mr. According to Engulfopoulos, yes. “He has important decisions to make, but the way he’s handled so many important issues so far doesn’t allow him to go with the ease he wants.”. Could this be his weak point on the chessboard of diplomacy? It will be known in future…

Listen to Ioannis Ngolphopoulos’ interesting analysis on the Newsbeast podcast.

Chronology

0:58 How is the Turkish provocation related? War in Ukraine.

8:24 Have the Turks lost their credibility on the international stage?

9:46 a.m Great survey Turkey “Are the Greeks Enemies or Friends?” He asked for public opinion. 64% say there is no enmity, we are friends, while voters from Erdoğan’s government partner, Devlet Bakceli’s Nationalist Party, chose the same answer at 57.8%. Because he continues the same tactics, we continue to use the argument Recep Tayyip Erdogan Does he do all this for public consumption, always addressing his internal audience?

10:49 The reality is that many expected us to have a “freak” summer and few predicted a warm episode. Fortunately, this did not happen. What does the seasoned military veteran see next?

25:45 A war has been raging in one corner of Europe for more than half a year. At the same time, many countries of the old continent increased the funding of their weapons programs. In Sweden and Italy, parties with far-right rhetoric are gaining ground. Like it or not, various associations are formed. Where are we going…

Podcast Newsbeast

George Filis: “The Turks should know that we will react in a way that they will remember it after three generations”

Panagiotis Theodorakidis: “I see Greece being forced to make concessions – demilitarization of the Aegean islands is not Erdogan’s demand”

Konstantinos Lavtas: “We are moving to a new form of globalization, with conflicts and instability – where multiple currencies will play a role”

Vasilis Rozis: “Since we have Turkey in front of us, we must use women in the army, and women must be conscripted”

Alexandros Despotopoulos: “We learned from the mistake in Imia, Turkey understood this – we live in a clash of two worlds”

Konstantinos Iatridis: “There will be a similar response in every Turkish situation – Greece has changed and is firmly towards Turkey”