"Tsipras never planned to ask Russia for money"

The visit of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to Moscow "has turned a new page in relations between Russia and Greece," say Greek analysts.

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"Tsipras never planned to ask Russia for money"

They also state that Tsipras "never planned to ask (President) Vladimir Putin for money," but traveled to Moscow "to improve the relationship."

"Previous Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was the first prime minister in the past few decades who had not visited Moscow nor spoken with senior Russian officials. It is possible that he did it for the European Union which was then spread their neo-colonial influence on Greece," said Greek journalist Aris Hatzistefanou.

He adds that Tsipras is trying to do "something different" and that after many years the Greek government has the initiative, especially in seeking foreign partners outside the EU.

According to him, the visit will not have a major impact on the possibility of terminating EU's sanctions against Russia, noting that Tsipras "never planned to ask for money from Russia."

"It's more of a political, not a financial problem... There are many states that did not agree with the sanctions. These are Portugal, Spain, and even Hungary and the Czech Republic. Even in Berlin we can hear different tones. Greece can become a bridge between the conflicting parties," said Hatzistefanou.

International law expert Nick Skrekas points out that cooperation between Greece and Russia in the coming period "can only improve."

"Geostrategically it makes sense, Russia has long been an ally of Greece, historically these countries have good connections. We have a lot of things in common," according to Skrekas.

Vladimir Putin's meeting with Alexis Tsipras in Moscow on Wednesday was marked by "confirming close ties of the two peoples and states" and announcements of strengthening of economic relations.

Tsipras' visit to Russia is a message to the EU about Greece's independence, agreed editor-in-chief of Sputnik in Serbian Ljubinka Milincic and Serbian foreign policy columnist Bosko Jaksic.

The German tabloid Bild, meanwhile, wondered whether the the meeting in the Kremlin yesterday was "an act against Chancellor Angela Merkel."

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