“We are concerned about the escalation of the situation in the eastern Mediterranean. We believe that any economic activity must be in compliance with international law,” Russian Ambassador to Athens Andrey Maslov said on Monday morning in relation to Turkish provocation in the Cypriot EEZ.

Relations between Russia and Greece have always been very good, Dimitris Velanis, the prime minister's special adviser on Greek relations with Russian and East European countries, said on Thursday in an interview with radio station Praktoreio 104.9 FM.

There is a significant historical foundation to Greek-Russian relations "that has allowed us to build a stable but also dynamic relationship over the centuries," Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday, in joint statements with Russian President Vladimir Putin following their meeting in the Kremlin.