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In his effort to meet the demands of the creditors and Greece’s EU partners Tsipras compromised his electoral promises and backed suggestions otherwise unacceptable to his party and ideological stance.
Alexis Tsipras has consistently pinpointed the need to support the rule of law and democratic principles when dealing with the Greek debt crisis. Before his coming to power he had emphasized that the way structural changes had been introduced and above ...
... well as from the expert community. This, in turn, leads to widespread speculation and conjectures that have little to do with the actual agenda of the talks. A perfect example of this is the April 8–9, 2015 visit to Moscow of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
In the weeks running up to the Greek delegation’s arrival in the Russian capital word in the media was that the main topic of discussion at the meetings would be Russia providing financial aid to Greece, whose newly elected government ...
... it is often said, resemble a game of chess. A good chess player should strive to be ahead of his opponent by a move or two at all times. By visiting Moscow shortly after he decisively won a general election on January 25, 2015, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has obviously borrowed a leaf out of a good chess player's book.
Greece and Russia are linked by bonds of friendship that date way before the current geopolitical schemes which emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War. Greek governments ...
