Tsipras lambasts 'absurd proposals' of creditors for Greece debt-deal failure

Greek leader Alexis Tsipras lashes out at EU, European Central Bank and IMF for months of fruitless negotiations as strains show within Syriza government

Greece's beleaguered prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has blamed the "absurd proposals" of creditors keeping the debt-stricken country afloat for the failure to reach a deal that could release emergency aid to avert default.

In a hard-hitting article for the French daily Le Monde, the leader lambasted the uncompromising approach of the EU, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund for five months of fruitless negotiations.

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