The war in Ukraine has rattled both sides of Cyprus
Russians and Ukrainians have both used the island as a banking haven: not so easy now
Down an alleyway off a busy street on the Turkish northern side of Cyprus’s divided capital, Nicosia, stands a scruffy building. A propped-open door reveals messy wiring sprouting from the wall. Two white paper signs tattily embossed with coats of arms are plastered on either side, one in Cyrillic script, the other in Turkish. This, unimpressively enough, is the Russian consulate.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “The curse of division”
Europe November 16th 2024
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- Kremlin-occupied Ukraine is now a totalitarian hell
- The war in Ukraine has rattled both sides of Cyprus
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- How older French women are redefining the aesthetics of ageing
- Elon Musk threatens to widen the rift between Europe and America
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