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2014-04-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

The Russian Military Has a Tiny New Friend

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Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-04-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Cyprus also has a reputation for a tax havenone thats become increasingly attractive to wealthy Russians.

Someone followed the money.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-04-23 00:47|| 2014-04-23 00:47|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2014-04-23 01:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Brits still have an airbase at Akro ?

Posted by Besoeker 2014-04-23 01:33|| 2014-04-23 01:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Problematic link.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-04-23 06:08|| 2014-04-23 06:08|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2014-04-23 08:09|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2014-04-23 11:40|| Front Page Top

#7 OTOH
How many new friends has American made lately?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-04-23 11:52|| 2014-04-23 11:52|| Front Page Top

#8 SO it would seem, B - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia

Posted by Bobby 2014-04-23 13:40|| 2014-04-23 13:40|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2014-04-23 16:06|| Front Page Top

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