Cyprus
EU turns itself into pretzel over Belarus & Turkey sanctions. Blames failure on Cyprus
Via Cyprus Mail (https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/09/23/christodoulides-cyprus-did-not-veto-eu-sanctions-on-belarus/)…
Nicosia did not decide to veto an EU decision to impose sanctions against Belarus unless the bloc also took action against Turkey, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Wednesday.
Cyprus did, however, insist that the agreement at foreign ministers’ level on the discussion of both issues be implemented, he said.
VIDEO: U.S. Weighs Into Mediterranean Tensions With Weapons and Hypocrisy
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Russia of fueling tensions in the Mediterranean. So is Moscow behind the latest tension between Greece and Turkey? Watch the video and read more in the Editorial article.
Belarusian sanctions vetoed by Cyprus exposes deep divisions between Mediterranean and Northern Europe
By Paul Antonopoulos | September 22, 2020
Lebanese migrants drown in the sea near Cyprus as their country faces complete collapse
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator
Hundreds of Lebanese migrants are taking to the sea in small boats in a desperate life and death struggle to survive the economic, political, and social collapse of the tiny nation once called the ‘Switzerland of the Middle East’.
U.S. Weighs Into Mediterranean Tensions With Weapons and Hypocrisy
Twice in the past week, the United States has clumsily weighed into mounting tensions in the East Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey.
Russia’s Lavrov visits Cyprus amidst East Med crisis
US actions in east Med contribute to conflict, Lavrov says.https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/09/08/us-actions-in-east-med-contribute-to-conflict-lavrov-says/
Lifting embargo on American non-lethal arms to Cyprus is aimed against Russia
Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst…
Washington announced the lifting of the embargo to sell American-made non-lethal equipment to the Republic of Cyprus. US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, told Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis over the phone on Tuesday that Washington decided to lift the embargo imposed on Cyprus since 1987, but only for non-lethal equipment.