article_snippet.sent: It was expected Prime minister Alexis Tsipras would ask Vladimir Putin (right) for a hand-out .
article_snippet.sent: It was expected Prime minister Alexis Tsipras would ask Vladimir Putin for a hand-out - despite Russia's economy also suffering deeply under Western and US sanctions imposed after the invasion of Crimea.
highlights_snippet.sent: Prime minister Alexis Tsipras had been expected to ask for hand-out .
  