MOSCOW: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday called for an end to the “vicious cycle” of sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, while Russia’s President Vladimir Putin denied using Athens to sow discord within the EU.
Putin and Tsipras hailed mutual ties after meeting in the Kremlin on the first of two days of the Greek premier’s visit to Russia that is closely watched by the European Union amid its worst standoff with Moscow since the Cold War.
“To get out of this profound crisis we need to leave behind this vicious cycle of sanctions,” Tsipras said after talks with Putin.
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Source: theSun
