Russia may allocate Greece up to five billion euros for the construction of the gas pipeline “Turkish Stream” – Ekho Moskvy radio station

The fact that Moscow and Athens are planning next Tuesday to sign an agreement in the field of energy, writes Spiegel citing a senior source in the ruling Greek party SYRIZA. According to the newspaper, Greece will receive the money as an advance for the transit of Russian gas to the EU. According to Spiegel, the deal was discussed during the talks in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras. According to the Greek newspaper “Agora”, the Greek government has approved a deal with Russia. In Athens, hoping that thanks to Russian tranche will be able to postpone negotiations with the EU on debt.