https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/what-you-need-to-know-right-now-about-the-ukraine-russia-conflict
Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its second week on Thursday with its main assault force halted north of the capital Kyiv and several cities enduring heavy Russian bombing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-plan-to-donate-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-collapses
A proposed deal to allow Ukrainian pilots to fly fighter jets donated by European Union countries has fallen apart....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lavrov-says-a-third-world-war-would-be-nuclear-and-destructive
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that if a third World War were to take place, it would involve nuclear weapons and be destructive,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/at-least-five-oligarchs-have-bank-accounts-in-cypriot-banks
In Cyprus, five oligarchs from the EU list
What emerges from the investigations of Cypriot banks for the lists of the European Council which includes 50 persons...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-mep-sticks-out-for-not-supporting-ukraine-vote
A Cypriot MEP has drawn criticism from colleagues for not supporting a vote to accept Ukraine’s EU application, with the member from the left saying he condemned the Russian campaign but was against Europe taking part in NATO expansion...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/zalensky-makes-impassioned-speech-to-eu-parliament-gets-standing-ovation
President Volodymyr Zelensky today told European leaders Ukrainians are ‘paying the ultimate price to defend freedom’....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/western-businesses-flight-from-russia-continues
Russia’s business rupture with the West grew wider Monday as Shell, General Motors and others announced plans to end or freeze their dealings with the nation after its invasion of Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/massive-65-kilometer-russian-convoy-on-its-way-to-kyiv
Satellite images taken on Monday showed a huge Russian military convoy north of Kyiv, the main target of Russia's armed forces after last week's invasion of Ukraine, stretching 65 kilometers - much larger than previously reported....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-provide-humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine-not-military-equipment
Only humanitarian aid to Ukraine and not military equipment to Cyprus
The teleconference of the EU Council of Defense Ministers has been completed...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/op-ed-the-new-cold-war-has-begun
With almost the same arguments of those who had mobilized Bulent Ecevit on July 20, 1974 to invade Cyprus, Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on the morning of February 24....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/in-historic-shift-germany-ramps-up-defense-spending-due-to-russia-s-ukraine-war
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday announced a major boost to German military spending in the latest of a series of dramatic moves reversing decades of Germany’s post-Cold War foreign policy in just a few days....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-closes-airspace-to-russia-but-reserves-right-to-reconsider
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides expressed on Sunday Cyprus’ support to measures discussed with EU counterparts during an informal videoconference regarding, among other things, humanitarian support to Ukraine and targeted restrictive measures against Russia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-will-send-defensive-military-equipment-to-ukraine
Greece will contribute defensive military equipment to Ukraine following a meeting at the prime minister’s office on Sunday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-s-nuclear-deterrent-forces-on-alert-ordered-by-putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised statement on Sunday that he was ordering Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on alert, as he continues his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-welcomes-ukrainians-amid-complaints
European countries have been welcoming war-fleeing Ukrainians in the last few days, prompting Cyprus’ president to step in following complaints about PCR costs, but other reports suggested foreigners inside the former soviet republic were being treated differently including ethnic Greeks...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/petrides-cyprus-has-not-objected-to-any-eu-sanctions-including-cutting-russia-off-swift
The Minister of Finance, Constantinos Petrides stated that reports concerning Cyprus' objection to imposing a ban on Russia from the SWIFT international payment system were false....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/i-need-ammunition-not-a-ride-zelensky-blasts-biden-for-offering-to-evacuate-him-from-kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told President Joe Biden 'I need ammunition, not a ride,' when offered the chance of a US-backed evacuation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-plans-to-freeze-assets-of-putin-lavrov
As the Ukraine crisis escalates since Russia invaded the country on Thursday following President Vladimir Putin's announcement of "military operation", ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-forces-continue-to-pound-kiev
Missiles pounded Kyiv on Friday and families cowered in bomb shelters as Russian forces pressed their advance and authorities said they were girding for an assault aimed at overthrowing the government....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/actor-sean-penn-in-ukraine-to-tell-the-world-the-truth-about-russian-invasion
Sean Penn has been pictured at a press briefing at the at the Presidential Office in Kyiv, as he works on a documentary in Ukraine about the ongoing Russian invasion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-video-game-designer-denies-links-to-malware-found-before-russian-invasion
A 24-year-old videogame designer who runs his small business out of a home next to an old Cypriot church in a quiet suburb of Nicosia now finds himself entangled in a global crisis following the Russian invasion of Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/i-am-target-number-one-zelensky-says-russian-special-forces-kill-squads-are-inside-kyiv-video
Ukraine's president has admitted that he is 'target number one' for Russian assassins in his capital but insisted that he remained in Kyiv as he urged his fellow citizens to remain strong.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-pounds-ukraine-by-air-land-and-sea-siege-of-kiev
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is in full swing. There are reports that dozens have died. Fighting fronts are located in various parts of the country, as the Russian operation is multifaceted, while the attack on the outskirts of Kiev is intensifying.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-ambassador-to-cyprus-stanislav-osadchiy-discusses-russia-s-plans-in-ukraine
Russia`s plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories, but the protection of civilians and Russian citizens in Donetsk and Luhansk, Russian Ambassador to Cyprus Stanislav Osadchiy said in a statement to CNA on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lavrov-references-the-turkish-republic-of-northern-cyprus-video
It's no surprise that comparisons are being made between the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, leaving us to wonder if Putin's actions today could affect Cyprus' state of affairs with regards to the Cyprus problem.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strong-presence-of-russian-and-american-naval-forces-in-the-region
Long before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, an increase in the number of naval forces has been observed in the Mediterranean region either on patrol or participating in exercises....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-president-skips-brussels-meeting-on-ukraine
The Republic of Cyprus will be represented by the Greek premier during Thursday’s emergency European Council summit on Ukraine after the Cypriot government said President Nicos Anastasiades had a speaking engagement in Dubai...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-invasion-begins-missiles-rain-down-on-kiev
Vladimir Putin has ordered an invasion of Ukraine, describing it as a 'special military operation' and saying he wants to 'demilitarize', not occupy, the country....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/developments-in-the-first-few-hours-of-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine
Kharkiv - Fierce battles
Fight in the cities, in the squares, where you live said in his sermon the President of Ukraine...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-poised-to-announce-wide-ranging-sanctions-against-russia-over-ukraine
Russia’s defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, the commanders-in-chief of the Russian air force and the Black Sea fleet, leading state “propagandists” and 351 Duma deputies are expected to be targeted in EU sanctions announced on Wednesday....
