Russian ambassador: US needs to look in the mirror
Russia’s ambassador to Cyprus Stanislav Osadchiy on Thursday said he was surprised to hear his US counterpart saying his country was playing a destabilising role...
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Russia closely monitoring Turkey’s actions, says ambassador
The Republic of Cyprus, as the officially recognised state by the international community, possesses sovereign rights to its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the Russian ambassador...
Russian ambassador accuses Ozersay of trying to discredit him
Russian Ambassador Stanislav Osadchiy on Friday chastised Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Kudret Ozersay after the latter posted on the official social media profile of his...
Calm in the face of EEZ violation is no weakness, says minister
Cyprus will not get dragged into any actions that create tension in the region, Defence Minister Savvas Angelides said on Wednesday, as the government embarked...
Russia weighs in on Unficyp’s role after offering five soldiers
Russia said on Wednesday it was opposed to linking the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) mandate to the progress of the negotiations on...
Russian ambassador says wrong to link Unficyp to Cyprus talks
Linking the continuing presence of Unficyp troops on the island to the resumption of negotiations to find a solution to the Cyprus problem is unacceptable,...
Russia ambassador says recent spat involves US not Cyprus
Russian ambassador Stanislav Osadchiy spoke out for the first time on Monday since Moscow issued threats that it would retaliate against any moves to militarise...
Archbishop sits on the fence in Russian-Ukraine religious fight
The Church of Cyprus on Friday said that it has excellent relations with all Christian Orthodox churches, after reports that the Russian ambassador to Nicosia...
Anastasiades says UN did not put out feelers about envoy
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday that the United Nations Secretariat did not put out feelers for sending an emissary to Nicosia specifically from June...
Russian ambassador says any step towards war dangerous for all countries in region
Russian Ambassador in Nicosia Stanislav Osadchiy on Thursday expressed deep concern over the escalating crisis in Syria, saying that any step towards war was dangerous...
Russia steps up pressure against Cyprus and EP over Browder
DAYS after the US added more names to the Magnitsky sanctions list, Russian officials are stepping up pressure against Cyprus and the EU with public...
Russian ambassador says Browder’s court case hurt ties to Russia
Russian ambassador to Nicosia Stanislav Osadchiy said that Cyprus’s relations to Russia, one of its major commercial partners, suffered after Hermitage Capital founder Bill Browder...
Since the day of the invasion, Russia has not had Cyprus’ interests at heart
By Demetris Papadopoulos THE AMBASSADOR of the Russian Federation to Cyprus Stanislav Osadchiy increasingly seems to feel the need to defend the “policy of principles”...
Claims of Russia meddling in Cyprus akin to ‘fake news’
Accusations of Russian meddling in the Cyprus issue are false and meant to mislead, Russian Ambassador to Cyprus Stanislav Osadchiy in an op-ed published in...
Palace reaffirms ‘excellent’ relations with Moscow
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday briefed Russian Ambassador Stanislav Osadchiy on the latest developments on the Cyprus problem during a meeting at the presidential palace....
Russia warns against imposed solution
Russia is ready to support a solution agreed by Greek and Turkish Cypriots, its ambassador to Cyprus said, and the United Nations Security Council could...
Moscow supports any solution the two sides reach themselves, says Osadchiy
Russian ambassador Stanislav Osadchiy has expressed Moscow’s readiness to actively engage in solving the Cyprus issue and said the position of the Republic that international...
Moscow believes Cyprus guarantees anachronistic; Anastasiades speaks with Lavrov
Moscow regards the existing system of guarantees in Cyprus as an anachronism and believes that a modern independent state does not need external guarantors, the...
Moscow signals active interest in security component of Cyprus settlement
Moscow believes that the security aspect of a Cyprus settlement needs to be solved in the framework of an international conference that would include Russia,...
Russians ‘may withdraw assets’ if sanctions imposed, says ambassador
By Constantinos Psillides RUSSIAN businesses may withdraw their assets from Cyprus if the state imposes sanctions, Russia’s ambassador to Cyprus Stanislav Osadchiy, said in an...