The Greek Foreign Minister in his meeting today in Athens with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov said that Turkey has become a travel agency for jihadists. The two Foreign Ministers made joint…
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Russia’s firm position on the right of each state to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles was expressed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov who is visiting Greece today. Lavrov,…
U.S. Democrat Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has been on a whirlwind campaign in an attempt to defeat President Donald Trump in next month’s election. Published policy papers has shown Biden’s strong support…
The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will become operational in November and will deliver Azerbaijani gas from the Caspian fields to countries in southern Europe. This gives Russia a new competitor in the European…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Athens in 2021 with Greek diplomatic services already starting the process for his visit. Putin has chosen to come to the Greek capital to…
The Russian Foreign Ministry has chosen to commemorate the 193rd anniversary of the Battle of Navarino with an anniversary post, which may also contain a hidden message to Turkey. Specifically, on Tuesday,…
Military expert and professor of strategic studies, Admiral Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip “Erdoğan is losing consensus internally and is putting the economy in crisis. The Admiral also…
Turkey’s Friday testing of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system failed, according to a Russian website specializing in military matters. “The first military use of the S-400 missile defense system by the…
In July I hypothesized that “Germany’s presidency over the EU may be the most important junction in the bloc’s history since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The world is on the cusp of…
After Turkey downed a Russian jet operating in Syria in late 2015, there was a major risk that the Syrian War could explode into a greater conflict between the two Eurasian countries.…
According to a report by Russian newspaper Kommersant, a significant Turkish force remained on Azerbaijani territory after the completion of military exercises in the summer. They have reportedly taken on a coordinating…
Turkey testing of the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems after missile struck three airborne targets over the Black Sea, in what was the first test of its kind after Ankara received the…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to pay a special visit to Athens on October 26. The reason for his visit is that Greece will hold the presidency of the Council…
Posting from its official Twitter account, the Russian Embassy in Athens reiterated its firm support for the United Nations Convention Law of the Sea (1982), noting the sovereign right of states to…
Yesterday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russian military observers should be deployed along the line of control in Artsakh to ensure the ceasefire between Armenian forces and the Turkish-backed Azerbaijani…
Russia has never considered Turkey a strategic ally, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with a local radio station yesterday. “We have never considered Turkey as our strategic ally. It…
Judo Olympian Valerios Aslanidis is the first Greek to get the Russian COVID-19 vaccine in Moscow and spoke with Sputnik Hellas about his experience. Aslanidis became the first Greek to try the…
Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) and vice-president of the Russian State Duma, made bombastic remarks that have surely turned heads in Ankara. Zhirinovsky said…
The Russian Foreign Ministry sent strong messages to Albania and Kosovo against the promotion of a “Greater Albania.” “There is an ambiguous impression, which says that despite the dubious and risky nature…
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority extended the aviation directive (NOTAM) concerning travellers arriving from Russia. The NOTAM has been extended until midnight Monday, October 12, 2020. 500 Russian citizens per week will…