According to Christodoulides, Cyprus is “on the right side of history” when it fully supports international sanctions against Russia.
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has declared zero tolerance for Cypriot citizens and companies that help evade international sanctions against Russia.
The President of the Republic emphasized that his government’s mission is to protect CyprusAs an authentic commercial and financial centerIt gained notoriety after the US and British governments recently included a group of Cypriot citizens and companies registered in Cyprus on a list of those helping Russian oligarchs circumvent sanctions.
Sanctions lists published by the United States and Great Britain on April 12 and May 19, which contain the names of organizations and individuals associated with more than two dozen countries, include Cypriot lawyers, businessmen, and companies they believe to be Russian, Alizer Usmanov and Roman Abramovich. They were members of a network that also supported a billionaire and helped circumvent sanctions against Moscow.
On the basis of the lists, the Cypriot authorities had already taken severe punitive measures against the people whose names were included in the list in April.
According to Christodoulides, Cyprus”He is on the good side of historyWhen he fully supported international sanctions against Russia.
At the same time, the Cypriot president refrained from giving Ukraine his arsenal of old Soviet T-80 tanks and anti-aircraft missile batteries in exchange for more modern Western military equipment.
He asserted: his governmentNot to take any action that would leave the Republic of Cyprus without armed forcesWhile Turkey continues to station more than 35,000 troops in the northern part of the island country, Turkey entered it in 1974 on the grounds that Greek Cypriot putschists overthrew the country’s leadership and wanted to unite the island with Greece.
(MTI)
Editorial photo: MTI/EPA/Katia Hrisztodulu
