Russia and Cyprus: "Chinese secrets" of military cooperation

8 February The Russian press was flooded with reports of a powerful strategic move by the Cypriot government. With references to the Chinese agency Xinhua, which in turn referred to Cypriot newspapers, it was reported that President Nikos Anastasiadis was ready to place on the island’s territory Russian aviation and naval bases. Experts rushed to write articles about the new stage of the Cold War between the West and Russia and the fraternal friendship with Cyprus, with the help of which European friends will be defeated. On February 9, it became clear that Cyprus was going to provide Russia with only additional opportunities to use the Andreas Papandreou air base in Paphos. Experts from the network are gone.

Chinese source (Xinhua News Agency) really points out: "Cyprus will offer President President of Nicos Anastasiades on Friday". Translated into Russian: "Cyprus will offer Russia to deploy military facilities on its territory, said President Nikos Anastasiadis on Friday." Post date - 7 February.

February 8 Online "Tapes.ru" A note appeared under the heading "Cyprus will offer Russia to place military bases on the island."

The article referring to Xinhua states that Nikos Anastasiadis declared his readiness to deploy Russian aviation and naval bases on his territory. The agreement on military cooperation should be signed 25 February, during the visit of the head of Cyprus to Moscow. The statement of the Cypriot President is cited: “There is an old (defense) agreement that should be renewed as it is. At the same time, some additional services will be provided - just like we do with other countries, for example, with France and Germany. ”

Lenta writes that the Russian Air Force will presumably use the Andreas Papandreu airbase, combined with the Pafos International Airport (50 km from the British Royal Air Force Akrotiri airbase). Well, and the Russian Navy will be able to constantly use the base "Limassol".

February 9 on the same "Tape" another message appeared: "The President of Cyprus explained the expansion of military cooperation with Russia."

Lenta writes that Nikos Anastasiadis spoke in an interview with TASS about negotiations with Russia on new opportunities for the use of the Russian Federation’s airports and seaports of the island state.

“We are conducting a dialogue on additional opportunities with the Russian Federation, which can be provided in the event of a humanitarian operation or emergency situations,” said the head of state. In these circumstances, Russian military aircraft and ships could use the ports of Cyprus. Thus, it is about updating the existing agreement between the countries.

"Tape" also refers to the message RIA "News”From 9 February, in which, referring to a diplomatic source, it was stated that the agreement on defense cooperation between Russia and Cyprus does not provide for the creation of a Russian military base on the island.

Under a different title - frankly propaganda - an article appeared on "BBC": “Cyprus denied media claims about Russian military bases”.

Quote from text:

“The Government of Cyprus has denied reports in the Russian press that the president of the country allegedly intends to lease Russia two military bases on the island.

“The issue of Russian air or naval bases in Cyprus is not and never was,” said Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides.

On Sunday, the Russian state news agency RIA “Novosti” reported that Cyprus President Nikos Anastasiadis would offer Moscow to open its bases in Cyprus during his visit to Russia on February 25. The report referred to the words of the president, allegedly said in an interview with an unnamed Cypriot newspaper, which, according to RIA Novosti, was reported by the Chinese Xinhua news agency.

Then this message was spread by many Russian media, including the government-owned Rossiyskaya Gazeta, sometimes without any references. ”

Further, the BBC quotes the words of the head of the Cyprus Foreign Ministry, Ioannis Kasoulides. He denied reports of rental bases, noting also that “Russia has never made such requests” (this was written by the Cypriot agency CNA).

BBC notes that the very idea of ​​Russia renting military bases in Cyprus would cause serious disagreements, since Cyprus should take part in the sanctions imposed by the EU on Russia. Close military cooperation with Russia would worsen Cyprus’s relations with Great Britain: after all, two British military bases are stationed on the island.

Journalist Andrei Yashlavsky ("Moscow Komsomol") in the fall of 2013 participated in a meeting of Russian journalists in Nicosia with the Foreign Minister of Cyprus Ioannis Kasoulides. The Foreign Minister answered the question about the possible interest of the Russian Federation in the bases in Cyprus: “Russia neither then nor now requested any military base in Cyprus. We are striving to update our agreements on military cooperation and now we are negotiating on the form in which we can provide certain benefits to the Russian the fleetwhich is now in the Mediterranean. ”

As for the position of the current President of Cyprus, he, before his victory in the elections, the correspondent notes, was known for speaking out in favor of Cyprus joining NATO.

To this must be added something else.

In a recent interview with Cyprus Weekly, President Anastasiadis said that Cyprus opposes additional anti-Russian sanctions. “We want to avoid further deterioration of relations between Russia and Europe,” he quotes RBC.

Thus, the deployment on the island of Russian aviation and naval bases (more precisely, the lease of the existing Cyprus bases) is not in question. However, the visit of the head of Cyprus to Moscow 25 February will take place. One of its goals will be to update the agreement between Cyprus and Russia: to approve additional opportunities that the Russian Federation may receive in Cyprus when carrying out humanitarian operations or in emergency situations.

Observed and commented on Oleg Chuvakin
- especially for topwar.ru

Comments

[Revolver]

A Chinese source (Xinhua News Agency) does indicate: “Cyprus will offer Russia military facilities on its soil, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday.”

That is, the Chinese deliberately made a throw in order to probe the mood, and at the same time, if possible, further quarrel the Russian Federation with the West. And they succeeded, everyone they had in mind was led into their stuffing. But why the Chinese need this, what they had in mind, and what they aimed at - this is a very interesting question, and the answers may be even more interesting.

[saag]

Quote: Nagan

But why do the Chinese need it

Get cheap resources from the Russian Federation

[Revolver]

Quote: saag

Quote: Nagan

But why do the Chinese need it

Get cheap resources from the Russian Federation

Really cheap for the Chinese, but is it beneficial for the Russians? Here is another interesting question.

[anip]

Quote: Nagan

Really cheap for the Chinese, but is it beneficial for the Russians? Here is another interesting question.

Here's an even more interesting question:
Does anyone ask Russians?

The cohort sitting in the Kremlin is himself radiant, Putin’s friends, friends of friends, all sorts of other oligarchs (which we don’t have, as you once said, you know who), but they all do not care about the people, they only need more money, and the next rebuild a multi-billion dollar yacht or cottage.

[Silkway0026]

but Xinhua referred to the Cypriot newspapers. This was not a stuffing of the Chinese. If there was a stuffing, then the Cypriots.

[Same lech]

If there was a stuffing, then the Cypriots.

It is unlikely that CYPRUS can independently resolve such issues, remember how the Cypriots expropriated the contributions of many Russians under the pressure of the Anglo-Saxons.

The rescue of the largest bank of the Bank of Cyprus took place according to a very remarkable scheme - due to international loans and due to confiscation of funds of large investors. Holders of deposits of more than 100 thousand euros in this bank have lost 30 to 40% of their funds.

[Krasmash]

Quote: The same LYOKHA

Remember how the Cypriots expropriated the contributions of many Russians under the pressure of the Anglo-Saxons.

Yes, do not care about such Russians. They grabbed from Russia, and the Cypriots chopped off from them. Not one engineer, worker and farmer does not place their own money there, because they don’t have such funds. Small trouble.

[pahom54]

Quote: Silkway0026

If there was a stuffing, then the Cypriots.

To which the Greek President reacted the next day, declaring that there would be no Russian bases in Cyprus, Greece was against (naturally, they are all NATO members there) ...

[Rus2012]

Quote: Silkway0026

This was not a stuffing of the Chinese. If there was a stuffing, then the Cypriots.

... in fact, many magazines, as always, fell for the empty husk and raised the chaff based only on the "inaccurate translation" of the features of the Chinese language.

But here is a powerful source of multifaceted opportunities from the merger of two cultures, Chinese and Russian. Enjoy it!
6-year-old Gordey Kolesov on China Central TV, CCTV-1

[Siberian German]

let's be honest - and we need it - I mean Cyprus - What is Cyprus - an island where there is nothing. in addition to offshore companies, where the money stolen in Russia goes, and at the same time - we need to shake it up Turkey - if we do business with them - the base in Syria - this is the topic - it will lie on the paths of many strategic routes - it’s not without reason that the Qatari people moved there too the pipeline is needed.
Someone will say co-religionists - and I'll say spit and grind - they are the same co-religionists as we betrayed - well, about some Bulgarians you can give as many examples





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[Orel]

In Cyprus, only the lazy is not based. There a large air base of the British Air Force, the fleet of Germany, Greece and France has the right to base there. Turkey in Northern Cyprus is in fact sitting. Therefore, permission to use the air base and port for Russia only means that instead of Syria, we will now replenish supplies in Cyprus, and there was not a word about the deployment of any permanent military group of the Russian Federation. Roughly speaking, we went into the port, rested, replenished supplies and sail yourself, the same with aviation.

[Vend]

Oh and the sly Cypriots. Humanitarian military bases in Russia, so in case of conflict, so that the Russians could be evacuated. Now there will be military bases and Cyprus will train something. Is it possible to get out of the EU, one can feel calm under the protection of Russian humanitarian bases

[mimrikov3]

From Cyprus it is convenient to provide air support to Syria. Yes, and the Black Sea Fleet more confidently felt in the middle-earth.

[siberalt]

I can’t find any information regarding Turkey’s reaction to the Cyprus proposal to locate a Russian base in Paphos. She is, after all, a NATO member. Yes, and Greece is tied to the "Turkish Stream" Something strange is boiling.

[Sid.74]

Why are you guessing something? He’ll come to Moscow, and there you will see!
Here you should not forget how Europe bent over Cyprus, in fact robbing ordinary Cypriots. It is clear that there is no smoke without fire. There are still EU faces making faces. The Turks are building a gas flow with us. So the British and the Air Force prove something there, it’s not worth taking the calculation. These bastards will lie and not even choke. You can remember both the telegraph and the economist who the fakes threw about joining the Customs Union of Ukraine and the movement of Russian troops to Ukraine.
You can recall how Kemeron was the first to rush to Greece when there were rumors in Greece about leaving the EU. He cares, they have a referendum on leaving the EU appointed.
Anglo-Saxons are the most reptile of the reptile, which for five centuries muddy the water all over the world.

[itr]

Revolver. I do not agree with you! Cyprus, like all Greeks, is trying to leave and squeeze beans from the European Union, that's all
What are the bases? If we are friends with the Turks! It doesn’t wake anything fool there
But the debt they must give Russia in the 16th year is a fact. So the conclusion is one guys will take off

[Name]

But imagine if all the same Russia and Cyprus will be able to "update the agreement ... on military cooperation", and ... Turkey, Syria, Egypt - within easy reach. The Pentagon is hysterical.

[Shadowcat]

Syria and Egypt as strategically important destinations, yes. Probably Greece. And Turkey ... We got it even without the Crimea, and so it was "5 minutes" flight to Constantinople.

[Shadowcat]

That sounds wonderful, but my neighbors are bothering me: the British and the Turks. If you can expect howling and provocations from the former, then the latter are our partners at the moment, and Cyprus in their sphere of interests as I recall. With the third, Greece, also very, very interested in this island.
Complex porridge ...

[Ols76]

In a recent interview with Cyprus Weekly, President Anastasiadis said that Cyprus is opposed to additional anti-Russian sanctions. “We want to avoid further deterioration of relations between Russia and Europe,” RBC quoted him as saying ......... I’m glad that anyone at EU has common sense.

[DMB-75]

A tempting offer, there is something to think about!

[Flinky]

Stuffing from the filing of shaved people who bought several Cypriot newspapers. Some are asleep and see that we have quarreled with the Turks in Drabadan. After all, then the Turkish Stream will not come true.

[Landwarrior]

Hmm ... What bothers you about all this is that, firstly, there is an English military base in Cyprus, and secondly, part of the island is occupied by Turkey.

[ovod84]

nonsense I think our media should publish only verified information, we need objective and real information and not stuffing.

[Sunseich]

OUR MEDIA ?! Respected! Modern media and honesty get along very badly!
look at the face of our Internet - Yandex. What is not a day - then infusion of disinformation! "the separatists fired at", "the separatists killed". You write to them, and the answer is one garbage: we cooperate with various news offices. That is, we are not guilty! ...
What about Mail? - also not far gone: no matter the day - new stories and stupid articles on the first page!
Next on the list of sellers is RBC - news hangs for 2-3 years, articles "why Russia has once again crumpled" and so on
about the purely yellow press in the form of AiF, KP and Maxim, and so on - I am just silent, there they pour a united front over the most Russian - Muscovites.

[victorsh]

One of its goals will be the updating of the agreement between Cyprus and Russia: the approval of additional opportunities that the Russian Federation may receive in Cyprus during humanitarian operations or in emergency situations.

In case of emergency and without contracts, landing at the airfield or call at the port is provided.

[Eugene-Eugene]

update of the agreement between Cyprus and Russia: approval of additional opportunities that the Russian Federation can receive in Cyprus in the implementation humanitarian operations or in emergency situations

Apparently, this is about creating the infrastructure for servicing the Russian Federation’s supplies to the Middle East, primarily to Syria, that is, about a sort of intermediate transport hub between the Black Sea and Middle Eastern ports

[Executer]

From the point of view of strategy and politics - even if Moscow needs Cyprus as a geographical point, and at the same time does not want political losses in relations with Turkey, then in this case there is Northern (Turkish) Cyprus - a completely undeveloped territory ...

[Uzzy]

Why is Cyprus such a bouquet of military bases (Germany, France, Great Britain, Turkey ...)? Yes, and potential enemies (I mean + Russia)?
Only one conclusion suggests itself: pour in more money!

[Thronekeeper]

Throwing Cypriots. Rather, even the leak of Anastasiadis’s Wishlist, who recently wanted to join NATO, and as the full Popandopoulos arrived, asks the good uncle of the AB's GDP, Navy base, money, and more, more.
What receives a natural rejection.
Firstly, the legal status of Cyprus is rather suspended. Formally, it is a sovereign republic, de facto, a GBB semi-protectorate, while the British military bases are British territory (2% of the territory), like Gibraltar, and not just leased bases. 33% - under Turkey, and "Turkish Cyprus" as a sovereign state (and not part of Turkey) is recognized by Abkhazia + South Ossetia, very sensitive.
And finally, neighbors like the Britons completely nullify the benefits of full-fledged air and naval bases in Cyprus. Since in the region the Russian Federation has two main tasks for the future - the possible cover of Syria from the US 6th Fleet and disabling the INF and Israeli nuclear weapons stockpiles. The Britons make the "mission impossible" by reducing it to the exchange of sabotage and battles over the island. Moreover, they are at home. Not to mention the rest - Cyprus is some kind of international brothel for military pilots and sailors of all countries.
Greece’s potential withdrawal from NATO will not reverse any of these factors.
Establishing reliable bases in Egypt is more valuable strategically and more reliably.

[chunga-changa]

"The holiday did not last long ..." The President of Cyprus in European politics is an insignificant figure and no one will allow him to make independent decisions on the deployment of bases in a strategically important area, such issues are resolved in other places and by other people.

[valokordin]

Who did not guess why such a pro-Russian Cyprus president? The answer is clear in the banks of Cyprus are billions of dollars and euros stolen in Russia. If European banks plucked a little banks in Cyprus, and our currency thieves, after warning the Cypriot authorities, were able to temporarily withdraw the currency, now the money has returned and needs to be protected. Everything is simple. In London, according to press reports from the United Kingdom, there are more than 300 thousand Russians, of whom thousands are billionaires and they are asked to tell the Bank of Britain where they got the money from. What will happen next. They steal endlessly, export capital, and cut the budget.

[valentina-makanalina]

No wonder they say: - Chinese letter ...
Horseradish translate. One character, but many meanings.

[NACC]

It's time to return to Cuba.

[Aspirin]

The Greeks want to enter paradise on someone else's hump. On this island, they’ve been making history for XNUMX years. FOREIGNERS. The relic nation.

[andrey_lev]

For Cyprus, the presence of the RF Armed Forces on its territory, albeit nominally, is a guarantee of maintaining neutrality in an increasingly aggravating conflict between NATO and Russia. It is clear that they will not go into conflict with their main allies. But there are attempts to give both yours and ours.