04.01.2019
Amidst Russian fury, Vartholomeos asks primates to recognise Ukraine Patriarchate
Seeking primacy in the Orthodox world, the Russians historically called Moscow the “third Rome”, after the collapse of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium)
Vladimir Putin
08.12.2018
Tsipras, Putin move to transcend recent crisis in relations
Tsipras is underlining the need for improved bilateral ties so as to “stably build the basis of the two countries’ cooperation after nearly five years of inertia in their relations”.
