Greek police banned all outdoor gatherings and motorized marches in central Athens from 6 a.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday during U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit, deploying thousands of officers and drones. Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis was reported to have written “Greetings from occupied Athens,” saying residents were being kept under lockdown; the remarks could not be independently verified.


Rubio is leading the U.S. delegation at the sixth U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue, focused on defense cooperation and regional and energy security.