NI: the rapprochement between Greece and Russia will create a geopolitical catastrophe in the EU

Oposlya as Alexis Tsipras became Prime Minister of Greece, in the geopolitics of Europe underwent significant changes. For example, the convergence of Greece With the Russian Federation questioned the unilateral policies of the EU and will lead to a geopolitical catastrophe of the European Union, the analyst wrote in the publication.

Now there are fresh geopolitical realities, which include relations in the framework of the European Union, Europe's relationship With Russia and, to a lesser extent, the EU and China. For the United States the new geopolitical situation only complicates the Eurasian political arena, said the journalist.

The new Greek government in connection With the deteriorating economic situation of the country began to seek allies among the European leaders at the end of January, foreign Minister of Greece Nikos Kotzias raised the discussion about the extension of sanctions by the EU against Russia. Then he went on a visit to the capital of Russia, where he met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. Both Ministers stressed their intention to revive and strengthen bilateral relations in all fields, and Kotzias said, " Greece and Russia have a long historical and cultural friendship, and we want to creative expansion of these relations in the 21st century ".

The special position of Greece concerning the Russian Federation, which originates from the times of the cold war, hampers American diplomacy concerning Ukraine and Russia, says the journalist. From the perspective of a realistic policy, in the case of economic concessions to Greece from the EC under the danger of the fall of the U.S.-German relations. If SYRIZA government will not achieve any method of debt relief from the EU, the geopolitical landscape has changed. According to the browser, the protest against austerity policies and repeated lunges towards domination of Germany found a response in the other countries of Europe, such as Spain and Ireland. On the reverse side, in connection With the change Greece's debt policy, and among them the refusal to reform, certain EU countries - Portugal, Finland and the Baltic States - United against such steps.

within the existing structure of European policy often reflects the influence of Germany, and Greece right, indicating a one-sided discussion format of the EU policy, which often cancels the democratic will of the people, the journalist writes, noting that the New geopolitical direction of Greece is a force acting against the political centre of Europe.


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