Russia: The new Foreign Minister of Greece Nikos Kotzias is a pioneer of the study of in Greece. As a scholar, he paid much attention to the role of countries such as Russia and China in a world becoming increasingly multipolar. A new postgraduate program will be, for example, launched in his university from September 2015 onward offering analytical lectures on the policies of Russia and China, according to Global Times China. It is not fair for Greece to be stigmatized for blocking attempts of its European partners to impose a new round of sanctions against Russia. Greece is not the only country that is steadily skeptical on the efficiency of these measures and International media have also negatively commented on the matter. In an indicative case, the Financial Times asserts that the friction of Greece with its European partners might extend from economic to foreign policy. The newspaper has also uncovered links between the leftist Syriza party and the circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as other Russian politicians and thinkers.Kotzias believes in the importance of a multi-dimensional character for Greek foreign policy indeed. Nevertheless, this character he wants to create for his country foreign policy does not mean that it is prepared to ignore its traditional Euro-Atlantic course. In contrast, Greece seeks to cooperate with its European allies in order to find solutions. Europe ongoing crisis with Russia is placed within this category.
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