Greece

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...

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...

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit Athens at the end of May, with the aim to strengthen Greece-Russia ties in financial and energy issues. The official visit has been confirmed by both the Greek government...

The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, currently on an official visit to Moscow, in a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, requested his personal contribution to efforts aiming to find a viable solution on the Cyprus problem....

President Vladimir Putin has instructed his government to negotiate the restructuring of a Russian bailout loan to Greek Cyprus, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. The announcement signals Moscow's support for a 10 billion euro ($13 billion) European Union...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stated during the Russia Forum 2012 on Thursday that Greece was deliberately deprived of any possibilities of economic recovery. “Greece was deprived of a possibility to devalue its national currency and consequently it was deprived...

A Russian government official said on Thursday that Greece is no longer a safe haven for its citizens. The allegation, made by a foreign minister, comes as the Greek government continues to condemn Russia's February invasion of Ukraine. In the months...

According to information released by the Greek Prime Minister's office, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin by telephone on Wednesday evening. The two men discussed bilateral relations, and recent developments in the East Mediterranean and the...

On Friday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will fly to Moscow, Russia, on an official visit. While there, he will meet with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, as well as the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. Greece's Alternate Foreign Minister, Giorgos Katrougalos,...

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...

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...

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...

Russia calls for finding a fair solution to the Cyprus issue, Russian President Vladimir Putin said opening talks with his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday. "We will discuss a whole range of our relations and certainly, the international issues,...

According to a study of public opinion conducted by a group of sociologists at the University of Macedonia for Kathimerini newspaper, 57.3% of Greeks adhere to a positive attitude toward Russia, and 67% toward Russian President Vladimir Putin. German Chancellor...

Greece is among a handful of NATO nations where Vladimir Putin is more trusted than Donald Trump to do the right thing for the world, according to a survey released Wednesday. The world-wide poll by the respected Pew Research Center...