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Statements made by Turkish ministers that their country will suspend the 2014 agreement with the EU on the readmission of migrants has been perceived as an immediate threat by Greece.

Τhe European Union decided on Monday to symbolically punish Turkey over illegal drilling for oil and gas off Cyprus and threatened harsher sanctions in the future unless Ankara changes tack.

France, Russia and the UK have called on Turkey to avoid escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean and respect international law, following its expressed intentions to start drilling off the coast of the Republic of Cyprus.