Vladimir Putin
Greece
Russian President Discusses Athens Visit With ND Leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke of a successful visit to Greece in his meeting with New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who visited him at his hotel in southern Athens on Friday night.
Putin discussed the positive business climate noting that...
Economy
Putin's Visit to Greece: Religion, Culture, Business and Back-Stage Drama [Pics + Video]
Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Greece was all about business and religion. His meetings with Greek officials cast the spotlight on the traditions that bind Greece and Russia, most of all Orthodoxy. Putin, a man who has often...
Economy
Putin's Visit to Greece Celebrates Shared Moral Values, Strengthened Economic Ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Greece on Friday on his first visit to a European Union country this year. He arrived for his two-day visit, 1.5 hours later than planned at 5 p.m., under heavy security. Greeted with military...
Economy
Turkish F-16 Jets Over Aegean With Putin's Arrival to Greece
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the Eleftherios Venizelos Athens International Airport at 5 pm (local time) -- after a one and a half hour delay. Putin is accompanied by ministers and businessmen, including the managing directors of Gazprom...
Greece
Schedule of Vladimir Putin's Visit to Greece
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives on Friday, May 27 for a series of official meetings and a pilgrimage to Mount Athos. Here is the complete schedule of Russia's head of state.
3:30-3:45: Arrival of the President of the Russian Federation...
Energy
Russian President Putin: 'Greece Important Partner in Europe'
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Greece is "an important partner in Europe" in an interview he gave ahead of his visit in the country.
Putin wrote to Kathimerini daily and referred to, inter alia, the potential cooperation between Greece...
Economy
Putin Meeting With Tsipras on May 27-28, Says Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during his visit to Greece on Friday and Saturday, May 27-28. The two men will discuss energy and transport projects of mutual interest, said an announcement...
Economy
Greece Freezes Poseidon Pipeline Talks After Turkey-Russia Spat
Athens is not planning to advance talks with Russia on the Poseidon pipeline, during the upcoming visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Greece, a EurActiv report says.
On May 17, Greece launched construction on a 550-kilometer section of the...
Greece
Security Measures Underway for Putin's Visit to Greece
Preparations for the security measures for Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit in Greece at the end of May are underway by the Russian security services.
According to Eleftheros Typos newspaper, the upper echelon of security of the Russian president are...
Cyprus
Turkish Military Bases in Cyprus
Outside the entrance of the Military Academy in Ankara, a plaque displays for everyone to see the following wording: "Turklrin en Buyuk dusman Rus bir Yunan iki," which translates to, "The greatest enemy of the Turkish nation is a...