The Greek Current

The growing rift between Greece and Russia

Episode Summary

Expert Constantinos Filis joins our host Thanos Davelis to break down how the war in Ukraine is impacting Greece’s relations with Russia, and look at what a more permanent break in ties would mean for Greece's broader foreign policy goals.

Episode Notes

Today expert Constantinos Filis, the Director of the Institute of Global Affairs and a professor of international relations at the American College of Greece, joins our host Thanos Davelis to break down how the war in Ukraine is impacting Greece’s relations with Russia, including a look at the Kremlin’s propaganda campaign in Greece, the recent expulsion of 12 Russian diplomats from the country, and the challenges a more permanent break in relations poses to Greece’s foreign policy agenda.

Read Constantinos Filis’ latest article in Kathimerini: Τι θα σήμαινε η ρήξη στις σχέσεις Ελλάδας – Ρωσίας;

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