Greece-Russia Relations: A New Beginning?

... at all times. By visiting Moscow shortly after he decisively won a general election on January 25, 2015, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has obviously borrowed a leaf out of a good chess player's book. Greece and Russia are linked by bonds of friendship ... ... «core» countries without much regard for Greece's own. In economic relations, Russia plays a critical role vis-a-vis Greece. EU sanctions have crippled Greek-Russian trade at a time Greece is literally gasping for breath in the choke-hold of the lenders....