The war in Ukraine has rattled both sides of Cyprus

The war in Ukraine has rattled both sides of Cyprus

The war in Ukraine has rattled both sides of Cyprus

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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