Stanislav Osadchiy

As tensions rise Moscow keeps equal distances from Ankara, Nicosia

By George Gilson

With tensions between Turkey on the one hand and Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the US growing steadily, it was announced in Nicosia that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to visit the island at an undetermined time, even as Moscow's Ambassador to Athens Andrey Maslov expressed fears over the escalation of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

As tensions rise in Eastern Mediterranean, Moscow keeps equal distance from Ankara, Nicosia

By George Gilson

With tensions between Turkey on the one hand and Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the US growing steadily, it was announced in Nicosia that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to visit the island at an undetermined time, even as Moscow's Ambassador to Athens Andrey Maslov expressed fears over the escalation of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.