Calamos Supports Greece

Europe

Vladimir Putin’s Secret Luxury Train Revealed

This week, images were leaked of an alleged secret train used by Russian President Vladimir Putin to traverse the country. The 22-car train provides the Russian president with a discrete and luxurious mode of transportation. CNN reports that the Dossier...

Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin Agree to Summit on Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to a summit over the Ukraine crisis, the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said, so long as Moscow does not invade Ukraine. In a statement released...

Meet the Greek Chef who Cooked for Vladimir Putin and the British Royals

by Grace Parkin Globetrotting chef Nikolaos Koulousias has been bringing Greek tastes to the tables of the rich and famous, including the British Royals and Russian president Vladimir Putin. Koulousias born in Germany from immigrant parents from Kozani, northern Greece, was selected...

Russian Patriarch Kirill Gives Greek Wine to Vladimir Putin for Inauguration

On May 7, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated a prayer service on the occasion of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as President of the Russian Federation. The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church met the Russian President...

Greek Conservative Leader Antonis Samaras Meets With Vladimir Putin in Moscow

The Thursday meeting between Russian PM Vladimir Putin and New Democracy party leader Antonis Samaras lasted for more than an hour, with talks focusing on improving and re-strengthening bilateral relations that had frozen lately due to a halt in...

Vladimir Putin Gets Confession Session with Abbot Ephraim

Last month, Abbot Ephraim made a brief trip to Russia to meet with Vladimir Putin. According to Real News, the Abbot of Vatopedi Monastery traveled to Moscow with an airplane paid by the Russian government, to carry the remains...

Greek Lift Co. Kleemann Installed Special Elevator in Vladimir Putin’s Office

"Kleemann", a lift company based in the industrial area of Kilkis in northern Greece with office locations and showrooms in Athens and Thessaloniki as well, installed a very modern elevator.  It is in the office of the Russian Prime Minister,...

Putin Warns of Nuclear War if West Sends Troops to Ukraine

On Thursday, Russia's President Vladimir Putin warned of a nuclear war if Western powers send ground troops to Ukraine. Addressing parliament and other members of the country's elite during the annual State of the Nation address, Putin repeated his accusation...

Putin’s Critic Alexei Navalny Dies in Siberia Prison

Russia's most significant opposition leader to Vladimir Putin for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in a Siberian prison, Russian officials announced on Friday. Navalny was serving a 19-year jail term for offenses widely considered politically motivated. He was...

Tucker Carlson to Interview Russia’s Putin

In a video posted on X, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson says he will soon interview Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Carlson said he wanted to go ahead with the interview because "Americans have a right to know...

Putin to Run for Fifth Term in Russia’s Presidency

Russia's President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday that he will run in the 2024 presidential election, seeking and most likely winning a fifth term. If elected, the 71-year-old will extend his 24-year leadership of Russia, albeit with an eight-year stint...

Putin Praises Elon Musk After Ukraine Starlink Controversy

Russia's President Vladimir Putin hailed on Tuesday tech billionaire Elon Musk days after it was revealed that the SpaceX boss refused to activate his Starlink satellite communication network to aid Ukraine. Putin, speaking at an economic forum in Russia’s Far...

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Trying to Kill Putin in Drone Attack

Russia says it downed two drones that were targeting the Kremlin in Moscow last night and accused Ukraine of attempting to kill President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin said the drones were disabled by special services using electronic radar assets. Putin was...

International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin

Arrest warrants have been issued for war crimes by judges at the International Criminal Court for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children's Rights. In a statement, the ICC says they are suspected of the war crime of...

China’s Xi to visit Russia in Show of Support for Putin

China's leader Xi Jinping will visit Russia next week at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry. It will be Xi's first visit to Russia since Moscow's forces invaded Ukraine last...