Europe rushes to stock up on diesel ahead of Russian ban
Europe is set to ban imports of Russian oil products on Feb. 5 in a move that is already causing massive shifts in global diesel trading.
Buyers are rushing to fill ...
Ukraine war: despite Russian setbacks, an end to conflict not yet in sight
By Stefan Wolff
For the past two months, Russia has systematically targeted Ukrainian infrastructure, devastating the country’s power grid and putting many basic services from healthcare to sanitation at ...
Morphou bishop ‘too busy praying for banned churches in Ukraine’ to attend archbishop’s enthronement
Bishop of Morphou Neophytos announced on Friday he would not be attending Sunday’s enthronement for the newly-elected archbishop, Giorgios of Paphos but he conveyed his best wishes to the ...
Russia sends more Arctic oil to China, India after sanctions
Russia is sending more crude oil produced in the Arctic region to China and India, and at steeper discounts, after Europe slammed its doors shut on Russian supplies last month, ...
Cypriot media refuse to question foreign news sources
2022 in review: From Russia to Iran, we simply copy-paste the narratives of the main news networks
A couple of weeks ago, during the foreign news segment on a local television ...
Capping rocky 2022, EU agrees more Russia sanctions, funds for Ukraine (Update)
European Union leaders wrapped up their last summit of 2022 with an agreement to provide 18 billion euros in financing to Ukraine next year and slap more sanctions on Russia as the ...
What is the effect of the cap on the price of Russian oil?
Western governments have agreed to cap Russia’s oil export price at $60 a barrel in a bid to curb profits that support its budget, military and invasion of Ukraine. This ...
Russians living in the north push for direct flights
Russians living in the north of the island on Thursday called for direct flights to Russia.
The president of the ‘Northern Cyprus Solidarity Association of Russian Speakers’, Marina Kocadal, told ...
Russia’s Lavrov accuses NATO of fanning tensions in South China Sea
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused NATO of whipping up tensions near China in a way that posed risks for Russia.
“The South China Sea is now becoming ...
Cyprus, Greece, Malta argue against EU’s Russia oil cap, no deal yet
European Union governments failed to reach a deal on Thursday over what level to cap Russian oil prices at to curb Moscow’s ability to pay for its war in ...
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For Britain, the Ukraine war is one event that has scuppered Brexit
Brexit, the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and a kamikaze mini budget have brought Britain to her knees. ...
Ukraine says it will press on with Black Sea grain deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that his country would continue exporting grain from its Black Sea ports under a UN programme despite Russia’s pullout because the shipments ...
Russian reduction on shipping ‘manageable’
The fallout on Cyprus’ maritime shipping industry from EU sanctions has been ‘manageable’, the deputy minister for shipping said on Monday.
Vasilis Demetriades made the remarks in parliament while presenting ...
Russia says UK navy blew up Nord Stream, London denies involvement
Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, a claim that London said was false and designed to ...
Russia’s stance on the Cyprus issue remains unchanged, says Zakharova
The Russian Federation has not altered its stance on the Cyprus issue and remains committed to UN Security Council resolutions relating to Cyprus, the country’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria ...
Ukraine urges refugees to stay abroad as winter power cuts loom
Refugees who fled in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should stay abroad this winter due to blackouts created by Moscow’s bombardment of critical energy infrastructure, a ...
Cypriot society divided over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – poll
Just over half of Cypriots polled believe that the government was right to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine – at 54 per cent – but 58 per cent disagree with joining the EU ...
U.S. sees no evidence Russia is interested in ending Ukraine aggression – Blinken
The United States will consider every means to advance diplomacy with Russia if it sees an opening, but at the moment Moscow shows no sign of willingness to engage in ...
Two airlines to begin non-direct flights from Russia to the north in March
Flights from Moscow to Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the north of the island will start in March 2023, the Turkish Cypriot ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Friday, and insisted that ...
Direct flights from Russia to north – Turkish Cypriot media
Citing Russian reports, Turkish Cypriot media on Wednesday said that Moscow was ready to open a consulate in the north of the island and to establish routes for direct flights ...
Ukrainian woman pleads not guilty in knife incident
A 55-year-old Ukrainian woman accused of brandishing a knife at a demonstration by Russian activists pleaded not guilty to charges of carrying a weapon to cause terror, and drunkenness before ...
Nord Stream operators: Authorities won’t allow us to inspect damaged pipelines
The operators of two Baltic Sea gas pipelines that linked Russia and Germany until they both sprang major leaks last week said they were unable to inspect the damaged sections ...
Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin’s mobilisation order was legal – but will Russians see it as legitimate?
By Lana Haworth
Vladimir Putin’s edict announcing the call-up of thousands of reservists for his so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine appears to have caused widespread panic and protests ...
‘Relationship with Russia has changed but hopefully not forever’
Cyprus’ relationship with Russia has changed but hopefully not forever, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides told Bloomberg – adding that that the island has aligned itself fully with the West.
Kasoulides was ...