Russia
Crime
Greece to Extradite Bitcoin Fraud Suspect Alexander Vinnik to France Despite Russia's Objections
Greek Justice Minister Constantinos Tsiaras recently delivered the decision for the extradition of Alexander Vinnik, a Russian national who is a suspect in a case of a massive laundering scheme, to France.
This has upset Russia since the country has...
Greece
Greece Voted Best Beach Holiday Destination for 2019 by Russian National Geographic Traveler Magazine
Greece came first recently on the list of the best beach holiday destinations for 2019 in a vote of Russia's National Geographic Traveler magazine and website.
According to the announcement made by the Greek National Tourism Organization, the nations of...
Europe
Turkey Blamed for Pressuring NATO on Kurdish Issue for Own Political Gain
A new confrontation between Ankara and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) appears to have been taking place over the last several days, according to an exclusive report from Reuters published on Tuesday.
Turkey has allegedly been blocking a NATO...
Europe
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Accuses Russian Church of Playing Politics
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I accused the Russian Orthodox Church on Friday of playing politics and using the Orthodox flock to put pressure on the Greek Orthodox Church.
Speaking at the 4th Panhellenic Conference on Pilgrimage Tours in Arta, western...
Diplomacy
Athens and Moscow Search For Ways to Warm Their Chilly Relationship
Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Wednesday expressed hope that today's meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, will mark the beginning of a new chapter of Greece's longstanding cordial bilateral relations with Russia.
"It is a great pleasure for...
Cyprus
Analysts See Turkey Repeating Cyprus Invasion in Syrian Offensive
Turkey's new offensive in northern Syria is reminiscent in many ways of the invasion of Cyprus in 1974, showing Ankara's expansionist tendencies once again, according to Greek and Cypriot analysts.
Turkey launched its "Operation Peace Spring" on October 9 in...
Greek News
Turkey, Russia Reach Deal Over Buffer Zone in Northern Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday agreed on the parameters of a proposed Turkish “safe zone” in Syria during their meeting in the Russian Black Sea city of Sochi.
Under the deal, Russian...
Diplomacy
Top Russian Diplomat Warns US Will Abandon Greece as it Did the Kurds
Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov warned on Tuesday that the United States will abandon Greece as it did with the Kurds in Syria.
In an interview with the TASS news agency concurrent with a conference on the island...
Greece
Did Greece's SYRIZA Government Ask Russia to Print Drachmas in 2015?
A bombshell revelation from a French book, claiming that the SYRIZA government asked Russia to print drachmas in order to replace the euro in 2015 has opened a new round of political controversy in Greece.
The claim, made in the...
Cyprus
Cyprus Repays Remainder of Russian Loan Two Years Early
Cyprus’ finance minister said on Monday that the country has repaid ahead of schedule the remaining 1.58 billion euros ($1.73 billion) of a 2.5 billion euro ($2.74 billion) loan it received from Russia in 2011 amid a brewing financial...