Or to put it in a different way: did Tsipras escalate the situation in order to pull in the US and force Germany to accept relief on Greek debt?
Imagining the small debt stricken nation maneuver the world’s superpower seems a bit out there, but the US Treasury secretary Jack Lew has already spoken with the creditors, including his German peer, and called for a solution that defies Germany’s red lines:
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