I.M.F. Recalls Negotiators as Deadline Looms for Greek Deal
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Alexis Tsipras, the prime minister of Greece, met with European Union officials in Brussels on Thursday.CreditGeert Vanden Wijngaert/Associated Press
PARIS — The plotline is familiar by now in Greece’s long-running debt crisis, as bailout talks once again hit a major snag. But at this stage just weeks before the bailout expires, the latest twist could have more serious repercussions.
On Thursday, the International Monetary Fund sent its negotiators on the Greek rescue program back to Washington, in the starkest sign yet that Athens may be forced to default on its debts at the end of the month.
The move underscores just how difficult the discussions between Greece and its creditors have become in recent weeks as both sides, under intense pressure from their various constituencies, seem to be hardening their positions…
I.M.F. Recalls Negotiators as Deadline Looms for Greek Deal
