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The Russian Military Has a Tiny New Friend
2014-04-23
Meet the new Finland?
I'm pretty sure that never in any way will Cyprus resemble Finland.
Posted by:Uncle Phester

#9  Let me see: in 1975 Turkey conquered half of Cyprus, and ethnically cleansed Greeks from it. And Greek Cypriots been looking for allies against NATO member Turkey ever since.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2014-04-23 16:06  

#8  SO it would seem, B - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia
Posted by: Bobby   2014-04-23 13:40  

#7  OTOH
How many new friends has American made lately?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2014-04-23 11:52  

#6  Wonder what EuNich management has to say about that...and what they plan to do about that. Nice little poke in the EU eye you got going in Cyprus, Russia.

The same EU that's selling the Russians carriers and night vision equipment? The same EU whose heads-of-state 'retire' to work for Gazprom?
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2014-04-23 11:40  

#5  It worked for me, g(r)omgoru. Try pasting this instead of clicking through:

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/ea51967900d5
Posted by: trailing wife   2014-04-23 08:09  

#4  Problematic link.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2014-04-23 06:08  

#3  Brits still have an airbase at Akro ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-04-23 01:33  

#2  Wonder what EuNich management has to say about that...and what they plan to do about that. Nice little poke in the EU eye you got going in Cyprus, Russia.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2014-04-23 01:26  

#1  Cyprus also has a reputation for a tax haven—one thatÂ’s become increasingly attractive to wealthy Russians.

Someone followed the money.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-04-23 00:47