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Turkey announced on Monday the initiation of the renowned Mavi Vatan (Blue Motherland) military exercise on 27 February. The Turkish press considers Blue Motherland a formal rehearsal of military operations which underscore the limits and potential capabilities of Turkish armed forces.

Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos issued a stark warning to Turkey saying if at any point it disputed the sovereignty of Greek territories it would receive a “crushing response”.

The United States of America supports the sovereignty of countries like Greece and Turkey as a matter of principle, the American government said in comments to Lena Argyri, national Greek broadcaster ERT's correspondent in Washington DC, concerning the Treaty of Lausanne.