Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Nikos Dendias received his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Athens

The top Russian diplomat will meet with PM Mitsotakis later

The top Russian diplomat is expected to be in Athens soon on an official visit

He will meet with Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias

His arrival in Greece sends a clear message to Turkey

Lavrov's airplane turned back to Russia while being half way to Turkey

The Russian diplomat said that Ankara failed to deliver on a number of key obligations to ease the situation in the province

Greek-Russian relations strained