{"id":15744,"date":"2026-05-11T09:55:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/gerapetritis-to-brief-eu-ministers-on-mystery-drone-boat-found-off-lefkada\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:55:05","slug":"gerapetritis-to-brief-eu-ministers-on-mystery-drone-boat-found-off-lefkada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/gerapetritis-to-brief-eu-ministers-on-mystery-drone-boat-found-off-lefkada\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerapetritis to brief EU ministers on mystery drone boat found off Lefkada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1303409\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-05-11T081049Z_701032457_RC2W6LAGV8OZ_RTRMADP_5_EU-FOREIGN-320x200.jpg?v=1778490410\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-05-11T081049Z_701032457_RC2W6LAGV8OZ_RTRMADP_5_EU-FOREIGN-scaled.jpg?v=1778490410\" alt=\"Gerapetritis to brief EU ministers on mystery drone boat found off Lefkada\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-05-11T081049Z_701032457_RC2W6LAGV8OZ_RTRMADP_5_EU-FOREIGN-960x600.jpg?v=1778490411\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas and Greece&#8217;s Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis speak ahead of the European Union Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels, Monday. [Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis was expected to brief counterparts at a European Union foreign ministers\u2019 meeting in Brussels on Monday over a mystery drone boat discovered last week off the Ionian island of Lefkada.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel, identified as a Ukrainian-made unmanned surface vehicle (USV) of the Magura V3 type and reportedly fitted with three detonators, was moved Friday to a naval base on the mainland for inspection.<\/p>\n<p>In doorstep comments on Monday, Gerapetritis said Greek authorities are investigating the incident and intend to file a formal demarche once the inquiry is completed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreece will take all necessary steps to ensure that the Mediterranean does not become a theater of military operations,\u201d he said, warning of a major risk to freedom of navigation and to the safety of civilians and the environment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/foreign-policy\/1303409\/gerapetritis-to-brief-eu-ministers-on-mystery-drone-boat-found-off-lefkada\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas and Greece&#8217;s Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis speak ahead of the European Union Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels, Monday. 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