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The Greek community of Odessa shows its solidarity with Ukraine: the story of the special envoy of Le Figaro

2022-04-21T18:32:14.191Z


REPORT - The 2,500 or so Odessites of Greek origin show their support for Ukraine, as a fair return of history.


Special envoy to Odessa

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A little higher on this Black Sea coast, the town of Mariupolégrene the stations of its Stations of the Cross.

The ultimate test, total urban warfare.

The large port, which housed a large Greek community, is now in ruins and it will take time before the Hellenic flag flies there again.

In the meantime, it is well planted in Odessa, which lives at the pulse of the fighting in southern and eastern Ukraine.

Earlier this month, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias came to reopen the Greek consulate in the old port city.

Since then, Dimitrios Dochtsis has been active in helping Ukraine as best it can.

“The message is clear,

said the consul

, we were present here in the past and we want to continue to be, even more so in this ordeal.

And we will help as much as we can with the reconstruction.”

After organizing several evacuations, the consulate coordinates the arrival of humanitarian aid.

The man is proud of the only consulate…

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Source: lefigaro

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