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Britain will provide intelligence to a newly formed unit in Cyprus tasked with preventing Russia evade international sanctions, according to an agreement Tuesday following talks between visiting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Cypriot counterpart.

Britain and Cyprus pledged on Tuesday to fight illicit Russian cash flows during a visit by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in an endorsement of the pro-west tilt the Mediterranean island has taken since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Britain and Cyprus pledged on Tuesday to boost ties during a visit by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in an endorsement of the pro-west tilt the Mediterranean island has taken since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Cyprus on Tuesday, marking the first visit by a UK prime minister to the island since 1971.

The trip is part of Starmer's regional tour, which includes stops in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The Parthenon Marbles were not officially on the agenda of talks between the Greek and British prime ministers during the former's visit to London on Tuesday, but the subject was obviously going to be brought up.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis raised the long-standing issue of the Parthenon Sculptures during his meeting with UK counterpart Sir Keir Starmer at Downing Street on Tuesday.

The British government refers the matter of the Parthenon Marbles’ return to the British Museum, according to government sources, following the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Keir Starmer at Downing Street.

Greece's prime minister is in London on Tuesday for his first top-level UK meeting since a spat last year over the contested Parthenon Marbles.

The United Kingdom is ready to follow the United States in granting Ukraine approval to use long-range missiles against Russia, according to sources within the British government.