According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, this is not about assistance, but about cooperation, including in the financial field in relation to specific large projects. Greece did not ask for financial assistance from the Russian Federation, but loans can be given for the implementation of joint projects, said ...

Swinging money, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sowing the seeds of a split in the lavas of the EU in an attempt to get his country lifted from sanctions. The American edition of The New York Times writes about this. When Cyprus withdrew hundreds of millions of dollars from bank accounts, most of ...

Greece's new finance minister, Janis Varoufakis, has rejected suggestions that Athens' complaints over the EU's declaration on Ukraine mean Greece is ready to veto sanctions against Russia. Varoufakis wrote on his personal blog that the media distorted the position of the new government ...

The new Greek government has expressed doubts about the need to expand sanctions on Russia, thus fueling fears among other European countries that they may face a Greek veto if they try to take new measures against Moscow. The sanctions require a unanimous decision by all 28 ...

After five years of crisis, the Greek population chose dramatic changes. Sunday's parliamentary elections gave victory to a coalition of radical left forces (SYRIZA) led by the charismatic former communist Alexis Tsipras, The Guardian reported. Left-sided union...