Turkey insists the deployment of soldiers or weapons on eastern Aegean Greek islands near its coast violates the islands’ non-military status according to international law.Greece counters that it needs to defend them against a potential attack from Turkey, noting that Ankara maintains a sizable military force on the western Turkish coast, just across from the islands.Either it steps back on the issue and abides by the agreement or we’ll do whatever is necessary.”NATO members Turkey and Greece have decades-old disputes over an array of issues, including territorial claims in the Aegean Sea and disputes over the airspace there.Germany: 25 arrested on suspicion of planning armed coupDonors race to get generators, other aid to hard-hit UkraineItaly's La Scala opens season to Ukrainian protestsDissident artist Weiwei says China unrest won't alter regimeTensions have mounted in recent years, particularly over exploratory drilling rights in areas of the Mediterranean Sea where Greece and Cyprus claim exclusive economic zones, culminating in a naval standoff two years ago.One night, suddenly.”Cavusoglu’s suggestion of coming suddenly one night has previously been used by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan when threatening military action against Kurdish militants in Syria and Iraq."