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Diplomacy
Prince Charles, Emmanuel Macron, Vladimir Putin Invited to Greek Bicentenary Celebration
Greece has extended an invitation to three world leaders to participate in the 200-year anniversary of the War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in March 2021.
Invitations have been extended to Prince Charles, representing the U.K. and Emmanuel Macron...
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...
Diplomacy
Putin Slams Prespa Agreement
Russian president Putin has criticized the name deal between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), suggesting it is part of a campaign to increase western influence in the Balkan region.
In an interview with Serbia’s Vecernje Novosti...
Diplomacy
Tsipras Says Greece is Bridge Between Russia and EU
Greece can be the bridge between Russia and the EU and NATO, said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday in a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
"The important historical background of Greek-Russian relations has...
Diplomacy
Greek PM Tsipras to Meet with Putin in Moscow on December 7
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on December 7, according to Maximos Mansion.
The meeting that seemed impossible two months ago, when Greece and Russia were in a diplomatic spat with...
Diplomacy
Tsipras Aims to Put Diplomatic Crisis Behind in Russia Visit
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras is to visit Russia in December where he will hold talks with the country's President Vladimir Putin, Moscow has confirmed.
Preparations for a visit to Russia are underway, the visit may take place in the coming...
Europe
Putin Extends Support to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was visiting Ankara, and exchanged good wishes for Easter. The Russian president referred to Bartholomew by his official title, 'Patriarch of Constantinople,' using the Christian name for...
Greece
Putin Invites Greek PM to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to Moscow, after a telephone conversation during the latter's stay in Brussels for an EU summit.
Tsipras called Putin on Thursday to congratulate him personally for his victory in the...
Europe
The Byzantine History of Putin’s Russian Empire
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By Theodore Christou*, The Conversation Russian athletes were conspicuous in their neutral colors during 2018's Winter Olympics and Paralympics due to a ban imposed on the grounds of systemic doping by the Russian state. However, in Vancouver in 2010 and in...
Greece
Ceremony to Award Putin with Honorary Doctorate of Greek University Postponed
The ceremony to award Russian President Vladimir Putin with an honorary doctorate from the Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management of the University of Peloponnese has been postponed, according to a Kathimerini newspaper report.
The Kalamata-based university initiative is aimed...