Koukoumas' statement:
"Yesterday's demand by SYNAMOS for sending military equipment to Ukraine, combined with the ambiguity between the Foreign and Defence Ministries, intensifies concerns. We call for a clear position from the government on this issue, which of course does not lie in whether and how the Russian weapons in Cyprus will be replaced but in whether Cyprus should be involved in the war.
The Cypriot people do not want Cyprus to be involved in the war nor do they want war material to be sent to Ukraine.
The Cypriot people do not want Cyprus to be involved in the war nor do they want war material to be sent to Ukraine. Whoever wants an end to the bloodshed in Ukraine is not adding fuel to the fire of military escalation, which will be paid for by the Ukrainian people and the whole of Europe.
If the Synergy wants to be more NATO-like than NATO, it does not mean that the country should drift down dangerous paths for our people and our country. The Coalition is doubly exposed for rushing to satisfy the demands of the US, because the US itself has proclaimed Turkey, the country that occupies half of our homeland, a "peace power" and has a geopolitical upgrade in store for it the next day. And this despite the fact that the Turkish government does not apply any kind of sanctions against Russia.
AKEL reiterates its total opposition to the granting of the US request to send war material to Ukraine and insists that there should be no involvement of Cyprus in the war."
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