Moscow accuses NATO of fueling tensions after the alliance’s top military officer suggested a “pre-emptive strike” could count as defensive action in response to hybrid threats

Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis on Friday dismissed the previous day's 'warning-cum threat' by Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who took offense with Athens' interest in producing UMVs with Ukraine

'Threats against sovereign states are automatically rejected', diplomatic sources in Athens later responded