Greece has declared 12 Russian diplomats persona non gratae, the Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday. The Russian diplomats will have to leave the country. The ministry’s secretary general has informed about this decision the ambassador of the Russian Federation in Athens “earlier today,” the ministry said in a statement. According …

The United States support Greece in its decision to expel Russian diplomats who involved in actions against the Macedonia Agreement with FYROM. US State Department spokesperson, Heather Nauert, communicated the position of Washington in a tweet: #Greece expelled two Russian officials and barred entry of two others for attempting to …

“We don’t accept behaviors that violate the international law,” government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Wednesday confirming in fact media reports that Greece plans to expel two Russian diplomats and ban entrance to Greece for another two. So far no official statement has been issued by the Greek Foreign Ministry …

Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, it give give a “mirror response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Greece. According to the ministry in Moscow, “a mirror response will follow as per established practice for such cases.” Citing high -ranking diplomatic sources, Greek daily Kathimerini reported on Wednesday morning that Greece has decided to expel …

The Greek government has reportedly decided to expel two Russian diplomats, and ban the entry of two more into Greece of two more. The four Russian diplomats are allegedly accused of intrusion into domestic affairs and illegal acts against Greece’s national security. The tension seems to  have been brewing between …

The United States and its European allies are expelling dozens of Russian diplomats in a co-ordinated response to the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK – and this although there is no solid evidence on who is really behind the attack. It is …

The Russia embassy in Athens on Wednesday warned of “consequences” after Greece declared 12 Russian diplomats personae non gratae and asked them to leave country. “We have strongly protested against this unjustified and confrontational step which aims to further destroy our bilateral relations,” the Russian embassy said in a statement. …

Τhe expulsion of two Russian diplomats from Greece is unfounded and could seriously damage bilateral relations, the Russian Foreign ministry said on Friday. Moscow’s reaction comes a day after the US State Department said in a statement it supports Greece against “malicious Russian influence.” “It appears that Washington, which openly …

Common sense should prevail over time and diplomatic activity between Russia and Greece in Moscow and Athens become normalized, Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted at a press briefing of Russian and international journalists on Wednesday. Zakharova’s statements come two days after Russia decided to expel 8 Greek …

Russia expels eight Greek diplomats from the Embassy and the Consulate General in Moscow. Russian decision is “unfounded”, says Athens. The decision to expel the diplomats was announced to the Greek ambassador in Moscow by the Russian Foreign Ministry. media reported. In addition, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Greek …

The European Union plans to abandon the proposal banning EU-owned ships from carrying Russian oil to third countries. Among the EU member states that pushed for the lifting if the export ban is Greece. According to a report, Bloomberg has learned and with those familiar with the matter, the proposal …

A fresh tension sparked in the relations between Greece and Russia after Russian Orthodox priests claimed that they have been denied visas. Moscow said it was waiting for a clarification on the issue by the Greek side. Athens replied with a sharp statement in which it accused the former ally …

Russia has expelled two Greek diplomats and forbade entrance to the country to the director of the political office of Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. Moscow’s retaliation comes almost a month after Athens expelled two Russian diplomats for promoting protests against the Macedonia Agreement with FYROM. Greek ambassador to Moscow …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s planned visit to Greece this autumn has been reportedly cancel, as “the timing is no longer suitable,” Russia’s ambassador to Athens  Andrei Maslov told TASS news agency on Thursday.  Greek officials had invited Lavrov in June before the diplomatic row over Macedonia and FYROM broke …

Three Russian wrestlers were denied visas to enter Greece for taking part in the 2018 European Sambo Championship this week, Alexander Konakov, the head coach of the Russian national sambo team, told TASS on Wednesday. The International Sambo Federation will launch its own probe into the incident, the organization’s president …

The Russian government announced on Friday that it is adding Greece to the list of countries that it considers “unfriendly”, along with Denmark, Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia. According to an announcement on Friday by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin, the ‘Unfriendly Countries List’ contains those countries …

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the vote in FYROM parliament vote to approve a proposed change to the country’s name, was “rigged” by the U.S. with “blackmail, threats and bribes,” international media report Monday afternoon. In a statement Monday, the ministry accused the U.S. of orchestrating an “unfair vote” …

The Kremlin confirmed media reports about the upcoming visit of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to Moscow.  The visit takes place after bilateral relations soured and both countries expelled diplomats, when Greece accused Russian diplomats of  meddling into the country’s domestic affairs and acting against the national security. The Russian …

“The time when being chicken-hearted was considered diplomacy is over. This is diplomacy for the coop not for the foreign police,” Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said in an interview on Sunday. His message was clear and was defending the latest policy of eternal ally Russia and the expulsion of …

FYROM prime minister Zoran Zaev claimed that Greek pro-Russian businessmen pay for “violent protests” in his country with the aim to influence Referendum voters over the Macedonia agreement. In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Zaev claimed further that the aim of these actions is to stop his country from joining …