/ world today news/ Russia is ready to consider the issue of providing a discount for gas to Greece and granting new loans.
“We are ready to consider the issue of concessions to Greece for gas: the price for it is tied to the price of oil, which in recent months has fallen significantly. We are also ready to discuss the possibility of providing credits. But we, in turn, are interested from counter-movements, in particular for Russia to receive certain assets in Greece,” said a source from the Russian government, quoted by Kommersant newspaper.
Tonight, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrives on a 4-day visit to Moscow, and tomorrow there will be meetings with President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the head of the State Duma Sergei Naryshkin and Patriarch Kirill.
“Due to the current disagreements between the EU and Russia over the issues arising from the Ukraine crisis, the visit of Alexis Tsipras to Moscow is of historic significance. Europe and Russia are now at a historic crossroads. Our government’s aim is to prevent further escalation of the conflict , to arrive at the beginning of a new spring in the relations between the EU and Russia, Greek Deputy Minister of Defense Kostas Isichos pointed out to the newspaper./RIA “Novosti”
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