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Russian President Vladimir Putin to Visit Greece End of May
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...
Europe
Athos: The Holy Mountain Goes to Moscow
The photo and engraving exhibition "Athos:The Holy Mountain," which is taking place for the 1000-year-old presence of Russians on the Holy Mountain in addition to the Common year of Greece-Russia, opened in the hall of the Russian Assembly (Duma)...
Greece
Phone Contact Between PM Tsipras and Russian President Putin
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday had phone contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
They discussed the regional developments, the refugees issue as well as the economic and energy relations between the two countries with particular focus on the conflict...
Greece
Greek President Pavlopoulos Meets with Putin in Moscow, Extends Invite to Athens
President of the Greek Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos while on a two-day visit in Moscow, met with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in his presidential residence on Friday January 15. Aside from strengthening ties between the two countries, the visit encompassed...
Greece
Greek President Pavlopoulos to Meet with Russian Counterpart in Moscow
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos will be travelling to Moscow in order to meet with his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, during a forum scheduled to take place on Friday, January 15.
The forum will focus on world events, as well...
Greece
2016 | Annus Horribilis
If you didn’t already have enough to be nervous about, just consider the early hours of 2016. January 1 brought above freezing temperatures to Antarctica, below freezing temperatures to Damascus, Dubai quite literally was overshadowed in a fiery inferno and...
Greece
The Official Wine of the Kremlin is Greek
The vineyard of Mount Athos or as commonly referred to in Greece the "Holy Mountain", an autonomous polity within the Hellenic Republic under the official name Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain, produces a specific kind of wine...
Greece
Tsipras and Putin Discuss Greece-Russia Relations; Refugee Crisis
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed bilateral relations, regional developments, and the refugee crisis in a telephone conversation on Friday evening.
Putin congratulated Tsipras on his electoral victory, but stressed issues relating to the upcoming...
Europe
Russian President Putin Visits Ancient Shipwreck in Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is known for his athletic and active lifestyle, decided to dive in a small submarine off the coast of Crimea to see up close a 10th century shipwreck.
According to images broadcasted on Russian television,...
Archaeology
Ancient Greek Site in Crimea Under Federal Control Due to Public Outrage
Russian President Vladimir Putin placed one of Europe's most sacred spiritual symbols and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the ancient Greek colony of Chersonesus in Crimea, under federal control, after social turmoil spread over the appointment of its director.
Strong public criticism and furious...