Russian President Vladimir Putin received full military honours and a warm welcome at Athens airport for his first visit to Greece in nine years.
It comes ahead of an important vote on EU sanctions which are due to expire in July. Greece and Hungary have already raised criticisms of the sanctions imposed over Russia's actions in Ukraine.
The sanctions hit banking, defence and energy sectors.
At a joint news conference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday (May 27), Putin said R…
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