Athens eyes even stronger ties with US

With the swearing in on Wednesday of the 46th US president, Joe Biden, the further strengthening of bilateral relations with Washington and the building of an autonomous strategic relationship that will not be affected by fluctuations in US-Turkish affairs remains the Greek government's main goal.

Athens is eager to see what attitude Washington will adopt towards Turkey's aggressive stance in the region and the rifts it is causing in NATO.

A first indication of Washington's stance toward Ankara was given in the remarks by US Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken regarding the alignment of Turkey with strategic rival Russia via its purchase of the S-400 weapons systems. Moreover, the atmosphere in the Senate is not expected to be positive for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan given that Senator Bob Menendez, one of the pioneers of the expulsion of Turkey from...