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Germany Says Greece Breakthrough Far Off as Terms Rejected

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, right, is welcomed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, left, ahead of a meeting on Greece, at the European Commission in Brussels, on June 24, 2015, as eurozone finance ministers try to finalise a debt deal and avoid a default by Athens.

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, right, is welcomed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, left, ahead of a meeting on Greece, at the European Commission in Brussels, on June 24, 2015, as eurozone finance ministers try to finalise a debt deal and avoid a default by Athens.

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Jonathan Stearns and Eleni Chrepa
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Germany downplayed the chances of an imminent deal with Greece as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s government rejected the latest terms set by creditors to unlock bailout aid.

The downbeat tone from Berlin reinforced the brinkmanship at play as Tsipras met in Brussels Wednesday with the heads of the three creditor institutions: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi.