“ Greece only has a few days to either agree to an extended EU bailout, or walk away from its European partners and seek other assistance, possibly Russia or China, or other BRICS countries.” “ Finance ministers from the eurozone will meet with Greek counterpart Yanis Varoufakis on Friday February 20 to either extend the current bailout program or sign a new deal. If no progress is made, Greece could be forced to leave the euro currency.” “ The EU is nervous about Greece looking elsewhere to get a better deal, according to former British diplomat William Mallinson. 'They fear above all Greece getting closer to Russia, as it ought to historically in any case. Because at the end of the day, they know very well that it is possible to have a BRICS loan with perhaps Russian-Chinese help, with far lower interest rates,' Mallinson told RT.” “ A move towards China or Russia would deepen the divide between Athens and the rest of the EU, says Mallinso