Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin give a joint press conference after their meeting in Athens on May 27, 2016. The visit -- Putin's first to the EU since December - comes as the bloc's leaders are to discuss next month whether to renew sanctions on Russia's banking, defence and energy sectors that expire in July.
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The Greek prime minister has said sanctions imposed on Russia over its actions in Ukraine are not productive.
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