Forty-four U.S representatives, led by U.S. Reps. John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), supported a June 15 letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis that urged the secretary to prevent the planned delivery of F-35 jets to Turkey.
The conclusions of the EU General Affairs Council, which blasted Turkey's new authoritarianism, drew angry remarks from Ankara.
Leaks from the PM's office about a supposed conspiratorial plot aimed at destabilizing the Tsipras-Kammenos government caused the the reaction of PAOK FC major shareholder, Ivan Savvidis.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vowed to stick with the financial commitments he agreed with European leaders this month and said there would be no return to the spending habits that ultimately triggered one of the biggest financial meltdowns in the continent’s history.