The changing security challenges for Cyprus
Neophytos Loizides, professor in international Conflict Analysis at the University of Kent, was interviewed by the Cyprus Mail on the main questions of regional security for Cyprus
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NATO to respond if Baltic Sea pipeline damage deliberate -alliance chief
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US jet shoots down Turkish drone in Syria, Pentagon says
The United States on Thursday shot down an armed Turkish drone that was operating near its troops in Syria, the Pentagon said, the first time Washington has brought down an ...
Hungary politician flags possible delay for Sweden’s NATO bid
Hungary is not sure it needs to approve Sweden’s bid to join NATO, the parliament speaker told local television late on Sunday, potentially signalling further delays to the process.
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Putin tells Poland any aggression against Belarus is attack on Russia
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‘Positive signs’ surrounding president’s talks with EU leaders
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Government spokesman Konstantinos ...
Erdogan to put Sweden’s Nato ratification to Turkish parliament in autumn
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he will move forward the ratification of Sweden’s Nato bid to the country’s parliament when it reopens in the ...
Nato allies offer security assurances for Ukraine on path to membership (Updated)
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Russia to put destroyed Nato equipment on show near Western embassies
Russia plans to display NATO equipment it has destroyed in Ukraine outside the embassies of Western countries that supplied it, parliamentary speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Wednesday.
“The proposal to ...
Mitsotakis, Erdogan hail positive climate at Nato summit
Greece and Turkey agreed on Wednesday to resume talks and confidence-building measures as they hailed a new “positive climate” in ties after more than a year of tensions between the ...
NATO head eyes ‘strong message’ on Ukraine’s membership bid at summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it would be “absurd” if NATO leaders gathering for a summit on Tuesday did not offer his country a timeframe for membership, after the alliance ...
Turkey gives green light to Swedish NATO membership bid (Update 3)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday agreed to forward to parliament Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance, appearing to end months of drama over an issue that ...
NATO allies wrangle over Ukraine membership path, Kyiv sees progress
NATO members remained divided on Monday over how to put Ukraine on a path to membership on the eve of a summit in Lithuania, but appeared to remove one key ...
Nato flexes muscle to protect Vilnius summit near Russia, Belarus
NATO has turned Vilnius into a fortress defended by advanced weaponry to protect US President Joe Biden and other alliance leaders meeting next week only 32 km (20 miles) from Lithuania’s ...
Turkey’s Erdogan says Sweden’s NATO steps undermined by protests
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Sweden has taken steps in the right direction for its NATO bid with anti-terrorism legislation but continued protests there by Kurdish militant sympathisers undermined its ...
US condemns burning of Koran in Sweden
The United States on Thursday said it condemned the burning of a Koran outside a mosque in Sweden, but added that issuing the permit for the demonstration supported freedom of ...
President headed to EU summit in Brussels
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday is headed to Brussels for the two-day European Union Summit.
The final text of the summit conclusion is expected to make reference on the readiness ...
Turkey keeps Sweden waiting on NATO membership as key summit nears
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Stoltenberg likely to be asked to remain as Nato chief for another year – sources
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NATO meeting fails to approve first defence plans since Cold War
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Stoltenberg leaves open prospect of staying on as Nato leader
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NATO condemns Russia’s withdrawal from conventional armed forces treaty
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“Russia’s decision to withdraw from the CFE Treaty is ...
Kosovo, Serbia presidents meet under EU pressure to defuse crisis
The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia held talks on Thursday on resolving a political crisis that has spiralled into violence, with the leaders of France and Germany pressing them to ...