Greece and Russia to restore relations under the new government

[no more banksters]

Only a few days in power and the new Greek government under Alexis Tsipras shows that is not willing to play the role of the puppet. Through a statement, the Greek government correctly expressed its dissatisfaction about the way the EU handled the issue of possible new sanctions against Russia.


http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2015/01/greece-and-russia-to-restore-relations.html

[bemildred]

1. Germans in shock as new Greek PM receives Russian ambassador first

In his first act as prime minister on Monday, Alexis Tsipras visited the war memorial in Kaisariani where 200 Greek resistance fighters were slaughtered by the Nazis in 1944. The move did not go unnoticed in Berlin. Nor did Tsipras's decision hours later to receive the Russian ambassador before meeting any other foreign official.

Then came the announcement that radical academic Yanis Varoufakis, who once likened German austerity policies to "fiscal waterboarding", would be taking over as Greek finance minister. A short while later, Tsipras delivered another blow, criticising an EU statement that warned Moscow of new sanctions.

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"No doubt about it, we were surprised by the size of the Syriza victory and the speed with which Tsipras clinched a coalition," said one senior German official, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. Another said Tsipras's choice of coalition partner and finance minister were "not good signs", while a third admitted to being "stunned" by the Greek leader's first days in office.

http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-germans-in-shock-as-new-greek-pm-receives-russian-ambassador-first-2056405