News archive on the topic "Cyprus"

The leaders of the European Union in the final statement of the summit in Brussels, in the section devoted to relations with Turkey, emphasized the need to resolve the problem of Northern Cyprus based on UN parameters. Turkey is no longer a manageable EU partner, and Brussels’ relations with Ankara will continue to weaken, the Turkish publication medyascope.tv concludes. “The EU has a strategic interest in a stable and secure environment in Eastern...

The “Prime Minister” of the so-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Ersin Tatar, said that just one small misunderstanding “on the green line” of demarcation could provoke a new massacre on the island. He stated this in an interview with The Daily Telegraph, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent. According to Tatar, the separatist Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, formed in 1974 after the invasion of the Turkish army and...

Moscow and Jerusalem sent similar signals to Nicosia regarding their political and financial activities in the territory of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The in-cyprus publication writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova made it clear that the Russian consulate in Northern Cyprus will work in accordance with the national interests of Moscow. She was...

Cypriot police have released a 55-year-old Ukrainian woman who attacked Russian activists with a knife during the celebration of Russian Flag Day in Larnaca. The woman is from Kiev and has been living in Cyprus for 20 years. According to the Russian woman who was attacked, she was protected from a direct attack aimed at the neck area by our activists who fought off the attacker with the flags they...

Portugal opposed the ban on the entry of Russian tourists into the European Union. This was stated to the local newspaper Eco by the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Portuguese Foreign Ministry emphasized that the goal of sanctions against Moscow should be “to punish the Russian military machine, not the Russian people.” However, Portugal will participate in discussions on this issue between...

Russia is not considering the possibility of a deal with Turkey to recognize the legal occupation of Northern Cyprus by Turkish troops in exchange for Ankara’s recognition of the legality of the results of the referendum on the reunification of Crimea with the Russian Federation. This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry Speaker Maria Zakharova when she was asked by a foreign correspondent to comment on reports in the Greek and Turkish media about the possibility of such a deal, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.…

On November 15, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognized only by Ankara, causing an explosion of indignation both in the Greek part of the island and in the European Union. Erdogan's act was called "provocative." Erdogan did not reach into his pocket for an answer and said that his visit to the TRNC was “only” timed to coincide with the 37th anniversary of its formation...

Because of the position of Cyprus, the foreign ministers of the EU countries at an informal meeting in Berlin were unable to agree on the introduction of sanctions against Belarus. A PolitNavigator correspondent reports this, the RIA Novosti news agency reports. It is noted that Cyprus warned that it would veto sanctions against Belarus for allegedly rigging elections if sufficient pressure is not applied to Turkey, with which it is in conflict...

The government program of Cyprus “Citizenship in exchange for investment” has turned out to be in great demand among Russian rich people, who previously preferred to register offshore companies in this island state. Al Jazeera TV channel reported this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to available information, journalists from the Qatari TV channel Al Jazeera have obtained information about persons who received Cypriot citizenship under the state program “Citizenship in exchange for...

Businessman Oleg Deripaska was among the Russians who were deprived of Cypriot citizenship, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was reported by The Bell and Forbes with reference to the Cypriot publication Politis. “Open Media” published a screenshot from the paper version of Politis, where Deripaska’s last name appears (there it is written as Deribaska). Forbes writes that two of the businessman’s children have also been deprived of their Cypriot citizenship. It is confirmed…

The crisis in Ukraine will be resolved after the West and Russia “settle” a number of other problems on the European continent. Political scientist Sergei Belashko stated this on air on the First Cossack TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the expert, the consensus of the West and Russia on Moldova is only the first step towards establishing order in Europe. “In fact, between...

Türkiye may recognize Russian jurisdiction of Crimea if Moscow recognizes the independence of Northern Cyprus. This opinion was expressed in an interview with the Turkish newspaper Aydınlık by a teacher at Maltepe University, a Turkish expert on international relations, Professor Dr. Hasan Una. “If I were President Erdogan, I would propose to Putin to allow the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to open a representative office in Moscow. Its Foreign Office would issue invitations to some events. At the same time, I would suggest...

The court of Nicosia (Cyprus) on Wednesday lifted the seizure of the assets of SCM Rinat Akhmetov in the amount of 820 million, which was imposed on them in December 2017 in the Ukrtelecom case, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Liga.net writes about this. The court considered that the decision to seize assets should have been made during a hearing with the participation of the parties to the dispute over the rights to...

Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov was prohibited from spending more than 20 thousand euros per month on his needs, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This decision was made by the District Court of Nicosia (Cyprus). The ban is reportedly related to the freezing of Akhmetov’s assets. According to the text of the court decision, defendants can spend no more than 20 thousand euros...