Mass transfer of US troops through Greece to Eastern Europe

The United States is seriously strengthening its military contingent in Eastern Europe. In particular, sources report the arrival of American transport ships in the Greek ports of Alexandroupolis and Thessaloniki from November 22 to December 7.

The ships will carry the military machinery: Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, Abrams tanks and many other weapons, as well as field kitchens to support NATO units.



After arriving in Greek ports, the equipment will go by rail to the US Eastern European allies in the Western bloc. In total, it is planned to carry out 29 flights, 22 of them are intended for sending to Poland, 6 - to Bulgaria and one - to Romania.


According to unconfirmed information, it is in Romania that a serious build-up of US troops is planned. At the moment, the 2nd battle group of the 101st airborne division of the United States is based in this country.

Thus, Greece is actually turning into a major transshipment point for NATO weapons - a large role in this is played by the proximity of Greek ports to NATO transshipment bases in Bulgaria, as well as to the Bosporus and Dardanelles. Now, along with Alexandroupolis, the port of Thessaloniki is being used for these purposes, the main shareholder of which is a Russian businessman of Greek origin, Ivan Savvidi.

The purpose of the large-scale deployment of NATO units to Eastern Europe is still unknown.