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Greece's Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said in Sydney on Thursday that European countries are currently incapable of meeting the security challenge posed by Russia alone, calling on Europe to rearm and fundamentally shift how the younger generation thinks about defense. Speaking at a forum on security in the Southeastern Mediterranean, organized by the Greek Embassy in Australia and Business Sydney, Dendias also pointed directly at Washington's ambiguity. He said the way the U.S. government has been communicating creates serious doubts, not just in Europe but globally, about whether America will remain a reliable long-term presence in the alliance. On NATO's eastern expansion, Dendias acknowledged that the enlargement may have contributed to Russian insecurity, but drew a hard line there. He said he cannot accept that Russia gets to dictate whether former Warsaw Pact countries join NATO or the European Union. On Cyprus, Dendias was notably optimistic. He said there is now, for the first time in many years, a genuine chance of a win-win outcome, stressing that a resolution would benefit Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, and broader Greece-Turkey relations. He called Cyprus the central key to good relations between Athens and Ankara. Dendias also addressed the situation in the Gulf and the broader international order, invoking the principle of pacta sunt servanda, the idea that treaties must be honored. He warned that any discussion around changing borders is extremely dangerous in today's world. The event was attended by the Greek and Cypriot ambassadors to Australia, senior Hellenic Navy officers, and representatives of Greek community organizations across the country. #Greece #NATO #Cyprus