EUROPE INTHE CROSSHAIRS
Journal: Current Digest of the Russian Press The
Year: 2016

(By Polina Khimshiashvili. RBC Daily, May 30, 2016, p. 2.
 Condensed text:) [Russian President] Vladimir Putin visited a
 European Union country for the first time since November 2015.
 While in Greece, he saw tourism potential. But [from his Athens
 press conference] he warned that if NATO’s missile defense shield
 expands, they will find themselves the targets of Russian
 missiles. ... was Vladimir Putin’s first visit to Greece since 2007.
 Despite the long hiatus, relations between Moscow and