By Chris Fitzgerald After a tense months-long build-up, Russia is currently in the middle of an illegal, full-scale invasion of sovereign Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s desire for military conquest, while ignoring the rule of law, has caught the international community off guard, with democracy and multilateralism seemingly facing their biggest threat in decades. The international community initially […]
The Cyprus Peace Council (CPC) held an anti-war meeting yesterday Sunday to protest against the invasion of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine. The Cyprus Peace Council is the only Cypriot organization that has organized two anti-war events on Ukraine, with a mass and bicommunal character. Unfortunately, at the end of the event, an […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday (28 February) submitted an official request to allow his country to gain ‘immediate’ membership under a special fast-track procedure as it defends itself from a Russian invasion.
The world is experiencing dramatic moments as a bloody war in Ukraine unfolds. A war in the heart of Europe. Putin’s authoritarian regime seeks to change the borders and the balance of power in Eastern Europe in a geopolitical game of terror. Having served at the KGB before becoming President, Vladimir Putin does not believe […]
By Csaba Barnabas Horvath The war in Afghanistan in 1979-1989 was a painful war of attrition for the Soviet Union, one where Moscow eventually had to give up due to victory remaining out-of-reach while losses became unacceptable. Can Ukraine become a similar war of attrition for Russia, a sort of defeat? At the beginning of the […]
President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades has expressed “grave sadness” over the death of ten members of the Greek community of Sartana in Ukraine during attacks by Russian forces. In a post on Twitter, President Anastasiades said “we are deeply saddened over the loss of ten expatriate Greeks who lost their lives in Mariupol, Ukraine”. […]
The British property market is already grappling with rapidly rising inflation, successive interest rate rises and the cost of living crisis.
By Jose Miguel Alonso-Trabanco Bilateral relations between Russia and Ukraine have been confrontational since 2014, when the civil unrest triggered by the Euromaidan movement managed to overthrow pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych in 2014. This turning point fueled a reorientation of Ukraine’s strategic alignment. Ever since, Kiev has sought to deepen ties with the West through the […]
Cyprus Police are taking increased measures outside embassy buildings in Nicosia, following the Russian invasion in Ukraine, Police spokesperson Christos Andreou, told the Cyprus News Agency, adding that measures are being taken in other places in the capital. Nicosia but also island-wide.
Russian forces have unleashed an attack of Ukraine on the orders of Vladimir Putin, who announced a “special military operation” at dawn, amid warnings from world leaders that it could spark the biggest war in Europe since 1945.
