A joint Greek-US military exercise gets under way near Crete.
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Adding the eastern Mediterranean into the mix complicates matters, though. The two sides appear to have opened Pandora’s box.
Turkey’s Oruç Reis vessel has been carrying out seismic work in contested waters.
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With France on manoeuvres and Germany struggling to play peacemaker, Turkish-Greek relations are close to 1974 lows.
A rig off the coast of Cyprus explores the region’s gas potential.
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Russia’s influential position as Europe’s main supplier of natural gas is under threat from new discoveries.