Ukraine and Greece signed an agreement in Athens on Sunday for the provision of US-supplied liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Kyiv throughout the winter months.
Greece’s national gas company DEPA Commercial and its Ukrainian counterpart Naftogaz announced the deal, covering December 2025 until March 2026, following a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Athens.
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The agreement “marks an essential step in strengthening regional energy cooperation and European energy security,” according to the joint statement.
The signing of the agreement, which took place in the presence of the two leaders and the new US ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, will make it possible to “support Ukraine in the midst of a difficult winter,” Mitsotakis and Zelensky said.
“Relations between our countries are taking on a crucial new dimension: that of a new secure energy artery, stretching from south to north, from Greece to Ukraine,” Mitsotakis said.
The Ukrainian president expressed his gratitude to US President Donald Trump “for the fact that we will be able to receive natural gas not only from Greece, but also via Greece.”
Zelensky, who is due to travel to France and Spain to discuss defense and energy, said winter poses “a huge challenge” to Ukraine.
“A winter under Russian drones and missiles, under daily attacks,” he emphasized during a meeting with the Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas.
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Zelensky’s visit, his first to Greece since 2023, follows recent announcements of major US-supported energy projects in the country.
On this occasion, Mitsotakis called Greece “the natural gateway for American liquefied natural gas (LNG) to replace Russian gas in the region.”
The recent launch of the Trans-Adriatic pipeline connecting Greece and Bulgaria has enabled the country to contribute to the vertical corridor towards Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Hungary, and Slovakia.
The opening of storage infrastructure at the port of Alexandroupolis, near the Greek-Turkish border and where American LNG arrives, has also helped undermine Russia’s market in the region.
The Ukrainian energy sector has been hit hard in recent days by Russian missile and drone strikes, plunging much of Ukraine into darkness.