In a statement, it calls on the government to take an official position in relation to press reports that speak of a US demand for Cyprus to be given Russian National Guard weapons in order to further strengthen Ukraine militarily. The issue is extremely serious and cannot be left hanging by the government. We recall that the Foreign Minister before the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and European Affairs on 8 March 2022 had ruled out the possibility of sending military equipment to Ukraine. Cyprus' involvement in the military confrontation in Ukraine neither contributes to peace and an end to the bloodshed, nor protects the interests of our country. We also point out that at the time when the press reports present the Syriza government ready to meet such US demands, Turkey, the occupying power, has been elevated with the blessing of the US as a "peacemaking power" in Ukraine, even though it refuses to implement any sanctions against Russia."
"AKEL reiterates that the path of military escalation will have dire consequences for the people of Ukraine subjected to the Russian invasion, but also for Europe and the world as a whole," it concludes.
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