The president of the state-run Russian Railways Vladimir Jakunin said that the Russian Railways are ready to seek different kind of cooperation in case the privatisation of the Greek transport companies in Greece is cancelled.
Just two days after threatening to do so, Standard & Poors has placed its 'B/B' long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings on Greece on CreditWatch negative.
Yanis Varoufakis, Greece's new finance minister rejected suggestions that complaints from Athens over a European Union statement on Ukraine meant it was preparing to veto sanctions against Russia.
The new Greek government is considering whether to veto further sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, according to news daily Kathimerini sources, after Athens voiced objections to a joint statement from European Union leaders calling for such action.