Russia

Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kassoulides ruled out earlier today the possibility of a future installation of Russian naval or military bases in Cyprus' territory. Talking on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, he denied that an...

Greek Deputy Defense Minister Kostas Isichos called for an immediate end to the “continuously escalating violence” in Ukraine, announcing that there are plans for Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias to visit Moscow, Kiev and possibly Mariupol, where the presence...

Greek National Defense Minister and junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos, revealed earlier today he had been invited to Moscow in order to hold a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, in the near future. In a...

The Russian Minister of Finances Anton Siluanov told the American CNBC network that the Russian Federation would consider providing financial assistance to Greece, should the new Greek government make the request. Mr. Siluanov was quick to note that while Greece...

European Union Foreign Ministers have decided in a Brussels Council today to extend targeted sanctions against Russia by six months, until September, although they showed limited appetite for broader and stricter measures imposed on Moscow. The sanctions are imposed due to...

The first political moves and acts of the new Greek coalition government have shocked German officials, according to a Reuters report. On his first day as prime minister on Monday, Alexis Tsipras placed a wreath at the war memorial in...

A few hours before arriving to Athens, President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz suggested to Greece not to deviate from the common European Union stance towards Russia regarding the crisis in Ukraine. "I noticed with dismay that Greece today...

“We do not agree with the spirit of sanctions against Russia, which has adverse repercussions not only in agriculture as far as the economy of our country is concerned, but also more generally," Greece's Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs...

Greece's new SYRIZA-led government had its first impact with European Union partners regarding the imposition of further sanctions on Russia, due to the ongoing Ukrainian crisis. The tough statement against Russia issued by European Union senior officials earlier today...

Forming a government will be the first priority of new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, with the announcement and swearing-in of the new cabinet likely to be completed by Tuesday afternoon, a senior SYRIZA source said on Monday. In any case,...