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Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts) Tue Apr 7, 2015, 04:42 PM Apr 2015

Russia may offer gas price discount, loans to Greece

Source: Reuters

MOSCOW, April 7 (Reuters) - Russia may offer Greece a discount on gas deliveries and new loans when Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visits Moscow this week, the Kommersant business daily reported on Tuesday, citing one source in the Russian government.

A Kremlin spokesman said last week that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tsipras planned to discuss economic ties and EU sanctions on Moscow when they meet for talks, which Kommersant said would take place on Thursday.

"We are ready to consider the issue of a gas price discount for Greece," the newspaper said quoting an unnamed Russian government source.

Russia's state-controlled producer Gazprom declined to comment. The Energy Ministry also declined to comment.

The source said that in exchange for the discount and some unspecified loans, Russia would want access to Greek assets. The source did not name any specific assets.

Read more: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/russia-may-offer-gas-price-060104152.html

And now the *other* shoe drops...

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Russia may offer gas price discount, loans to Greece (Original Post) Blue_Tires Apr 2015 OP

and... Roy Rolling Apr 2015 #1

bwaaahaaaa. !! ROLF misterhighwasted Apr 2015 #5

So Greece gets help, Putin makes a face at Europe, and maybe HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #2

Greece would have leave NATO for that to happen. geek tragedy Apr 2015 #3

Putin has been wooing select EU countries in order to bring them into the Eurasian Union geek tragedy Apr 2015 #4

Beware of Russians bearing gifts. n/t Little Tich Apr 2015 #6

Well now. Seems I have been misjudging Vladimir. What a nice, selfless gesture. Nye Bevan Apr 2015 #7

Roy Rolling

(6,943 posts)

1. and...

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 04:48 PM

Apr 2015

...with every fill-up, a free bumper sticker that says "Putin a tiger in my tank".

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

5. bwaaahaaaa. !! ROLF

Reply to Roy Rolling (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 05:30 PM

Apr 2015

Hit that outta the park Roy Rolling.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

2. So Greece gets help, Putin makes a face at Europe, and maybe

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 05:00 PM

Apr 2015

down the road, that access to Greek assets...maybe the RF's navy gets friendly consideration for using/leasing a port facility on the other side of the Dardanelles?

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

3. Greece would have leave NATO for that to happen.

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 05:05 PM

Apr 2015

Most likely Moscow has designs on Greek gas distribution infrastructure.

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

4. Putin has been wooing select EU countries in order to bring them into the Eurasian Union

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 05:07 PM

Apr 2015

sphere.

So far he's nabbed Cyprus, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

Greece would certainly be a logical addition to that menagerie--culturally and historically it's much closer to Russia than it is to France or Germany.

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)

6. Beware of Russians bearing gifts. n/t

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Tue Apr 7, 2015, 10:22 PM

Apr 2015

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

7. Well now. Seems I have been misjudging Vladimir. What a nice, selfless gesture.