“ALEXANDROUPOLI, Greece — It is an unlikely geopolitical flash-point: a concrete pier in a little coastal city, barely used a few years ago and still occupied only by sea gulls most of the time. But the sleepy port of Alexandroupoli in northeastern Greece has taken on a central role in increasing the U.S. military presence in Eastern Europe, with the Pentagon transporting enormous arsenals through here in what it describes as the effort to contain Russian aggression. That flow has angered not only Russia but also neighboring Turkey, underlining how war in Ukraine is reshaping Europe’s economic and diplomatic relationships. Turkey and Greece are both NATO members, but there is longstanding animosity between them, including conflict over Cyprus and other territorial disputes in the Mediterranean, and Ankara sees a deeper relationship between Athens and Washington as a potential threat. ...”
Alexandroupoli was a sleepy Greek port and a tourist hub before U.S. military supplies started arriving.
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