Greece and Ukraine sign a US gas supply deal as Zelensky visits Athens

SCMP | Nov. 16, 2025, 12:52 p.m. | Original
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Athens. Photo: Reuters

An agreement to supply Ukraine with US liquefied natural gas (LNG) was signed in Athens on Sunday during the official visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Greece.

Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the signing of the deal between Greece’s gas supplier DEPA and Ukraine’s Naftogas, as did the US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle.

The gas will be supplied via pipelines from the northern Greek port of Alexandroupolis to the Ukrainian port of Odesa. Zelensky said the supply of US LNG will begin in January.
Until then, Greece will supply Ukraine with natural gas to cover its needs for the coming winter and to make up for damage to its energy infrastructure from Russian attacks.

Mitsotakis stressed the importance of an Athens energy meeting on November 6 and 7 in making the LNG deal possible.

In that meeting, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum joined more than 80 American officials, EU energy ministers and top LNG executives for talks in Greece hosted by the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based think tank.

A Ukrainian power plant, at an undisclosed location, which has been damaged by constant Russian air attacks. Photo: AFP
A Ukrainian power plant, at an undisclosed location, which has been damaged by constant Russian air attacks. Photo: AFP

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