“If I were to give money to Greece, it would be as if I were throwing it away — better to give it to an orphanage,” Putin told Tsipras
The Russian president encouraged Alexis Tsipras to “reach an understanding with Merkel,” when the former Greek prime minister asked whether Russia could purchase €200–300 million in Greek Treasury bills. During Tsipras’ first visit to Moscow, members of the Greek delegation reportedly addressed Prime Minister Medvedev as “comrade”
FT: Meeting between Trump and Putin cancelled after Russia insists on extreme demands on Ukraine
The decision was taken after a tense phone call between the two foreign ministers
Poland warns Putin: He may be arrested if he enters our airspace on his way to Budapest
The Hague-based International Criminal Court issued a 2023 arrest warrant against the Russian president for the abduction of hundreds of children from Ukraine
