Greece to send military aid to Ukraine, which will include Soviet BMP-1 armored infantry vehicles. In return, the country will receive a more modern replacement from Germany.. This is stated in a statement published on the website of the Greek Ministry of Defense..

The department confirmed the words of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about the so-called circular arms deliveries. The Greek Ministry of Defense noted that the transferred Soviet-made infantry fighting vehicles will be replaced by an equal number of German-made Marder armored fighting vehicles, which local authorities do not want to send to Ukraine. As for the BMP-1, which will serve the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Greece received them in 1994 from East Germany.

Recall that in recent days, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a number of statements about the supply of weapons to Ukraine..

In particular, the politician said that Germany is ready to send weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine directly to the combat zone..

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Previously, Olaf Scholz was repeatedly criticized due to the indecisive policy regarding Ukraine's war against Russia.. Despite the declared support and promises to send Ukraine the necessary weapons, Germany is still trying to maintain ties with the aggressor country due to its energy dependence on the Russian Federation and its own political interests..