NICOSIA -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Cyprus on Thursday to shut its ports to all Russian ships, and finish a passport scheme that provides Russians twin citizenship on the island.
In an tackle to Cyprus’s parliament through a video hyperlink, Zelenskiy confirmed a video of atrocities he mentioned had been dedicated by invading Russian forces. Reuters couldn't confirm the authenticity of the photographs.
Lawmakers, who had been joined by President Nicos Anastasiades, fell silent as the photographs had been broadcast. Members of Cyprus’s communist social gathering AKEL had been absent.
“Please, shut all Cyprus ports to all Russian ships. This have to be a call taken along side the European Union,” Zelenskiy mentioned through an interpreter.
Russia has denied focusing on civilians in what it calls its “particular navy operation” in Ukraine.
Zelenskiy mentioned measures might additionally embrace ending the “golden passport” dual-citizenship scheme.
Cyprus ended a citizenship for funding programme in late 2020 beneath which it had given citizenship to 2,886 Russian nationals.
They had been amongst virtually 7,000 given citizenship for investing a minimal of two million euros ($2.2 million) within the nation since 2007.
Earlier on Thursday, Cypriot authorities sources informed Reuters the island would revoke citizenship from 4 individuals, amongst greater than 800 topic to sanctions by the EU and thought of to have shut ties to Russia’s authorities.
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