Greece spent approximately 4 billion US dollars on protection against threats from neighbouring Turkey, linked to the US Secretary of State's visit.

Omissions

• The figure is 'up to $4 billion' and represents an agreement/commitment to spend, not funds already spent or disbursed by Greece.
• The Reuters figure was attributed to unnamed sources ('sources say') and is effectively a single independent secondary source; other outlets (US News, Internazionale, Defensehere) republish the same Reuters report.
• The deal covers F-16 upgrades, advanced missiles, bombs and Black Hawk helicopters, forming part of Greece's wider multi-year military modernisation programme, not a single one-off 'cost' caused by the visit.
• The causal link between the visit and the amount, and the explicit framing as spending 'to face threats from Turkey', are the MEP's political interpretation rather than a statement in the source material.

Sources

• PrimaryU.S. Department of State'Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Reykjavík, Iceland; Athens, Greece; and Lisbon, Portugal from October 5-8, 2026. Secretary Rubio met with ...'
• SecondaryReutersGreece has agreed to spend up to $4 billion upgrading more of its F-16 fighter jets and buying advanced missiles from the US (headline: 'Greece agrees up to $4 billion US arms deal, sources say', dateline ATHENS, Oct 8).
• SecondaryUS News & World Report'The agreement includes new advanced missiles and bombs for the F-16 Viper the F-35 fighter jets, and the Black Hawk helicopters. Also the ...' (reporting the up-to-$4 billion US arms deal).
• SecondaryEuronews'Rubio in Athens urges Europe to shoulder more of its defence burden ... During Rubio's visit to Athens, a cooperation agreement was also signed between the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff and ...'