When Tsipras meets Putin: an opportunity for fruit diplomacy?
by Howard Amos for The Moscow Times, part of the New from Economics | The Guardian on (#6KYE)
As Greek and Russian leaders prepare for talks today, The Moscow Times weighs up their relationship - and the prospects of a meaningful deal
The Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, will meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow today while the west is left guessing as to whether the pair will hammer out an economic deal.
Financial aid from the Kremlin would give Athens breathing space in its debt repayments, but analysts say that the countries may be more interested in grandstanding than a dramatic diplomatic realignment.
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