European leaders are publicly unconcerned about Greece’s Alexis Tsipras’ upcoming trip to Moscow. Greece’s financial hole is too deep for Russia to be able to meaningfully intervene in order to change the bargaining dynamic between Athens and Brussels. Go on and indulge in your theatrics, Alexis, they say. The bills are coming due no matter what.
But what could a cash-strapped Vladimir Putin offer Greece on Wednesday? The FT suggests it could be something as simple as lifting Russia’s ban on Greek soft fruits, instituted in retaliation to European sanctions imposed after the annexation of Crimea. Or it could be something …read more
Source: The American Interest
