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    Il presidente cipriota chiede colloqui con il Regno Unito sulle basi militari, definendole “conseguenze coloniali”


    Il presidente cipriota chiede colloqui con il Regno Unito sulle basi militari, definendole “conseguenze coloniali”

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cyprus-uk-air-bases-iran-war-raf-akrotiri-b2941686.html

    di PjeterPannos

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    1. Potential-South-2807 on

      He can talk all he wants, it’s British territory.

    2. No-Risk-2584 on

      Personally, I don’t care either way.

      Our whole Cyprus military foothold costs us between 200-300m every year and is used to pull us into American bullshit in the Middle East.

      Obviously, there’s a lot of strategic benefits to the bases but if Cyprus wants the land back then so be it make a deal.

      But I don’t think the UK government would ever let it go though – and I don’t think the Cypriot government wants them to either – this just sounds like posturing to demand better defence of the bases and surrounding area.

      I’d also reckon allied countries like France that use the bases for their own operations will have an issue with it too.

    3. Kenye_Kratz on

      It’s British Sovereign territory, so this will go nowhere. It’s worth noting the deep influence Russia has in Cyprus when reading these public outbursts about the bases.

    5. Gentle_Snail on

      Ignoring that the bases are legally sovereign British territory for a second, there is just no way Labour can politically hand them over after the Chagos debacle, and no other UK mainstream party would ever agree to do so.

    6. FantasticQuartet on

      Putting aside the legal arguments for a moment, what is the strategic reason for the UK to want them? Because in the 1960s maybe it made sense, but now it seems to just drag the UK in America’s wars and adventures in the Middle East.

      And taking into account Trump’s comments, they don’t seem very appreciative of the British.

    9. Carterman on

      Can’t wait to pay Cyprus for the privilege of giving them the land back 🙄

      Lord Hermer will be struggling to control himself

    10. 4nhedone on

      Today I learnt that Akrotiri and Dhekelia are not in the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories

      EDIT: also, does the UK really value these territories? We are already not in the old colonial administration regime, there are more subtle ways to obtain similar benefits without the social, political and economic cost

    11. Ok-Chapter-2071 on

      Good luck trying to get Brits to renounce their colonial remnants. Just look at the British Museum.

    12. conrat4567 on

      As soon as we leave, turkey will start the claim on the rest of the island. Akrotiri and Dhekelia act as support for the UN border between the Cypriot and Turkish sides of the island, with those bases gone, the UN mission would wind down and it allow turkey to start influencing the Cypriot side, whether militarily or politically.

      The Cypriot president is only acting like this because ONE drone, not from Iran, hit the base there. ONE drone. They are using it as a political tool for the next election. It’s nothing to do with colonialism. They benefit from the bases. Greece isn’t coming for them, they can’t afford to monetarily

    13. Bacon___Wizard on

      This shite has been spread all over Reddit over the past few hours in the most blatant propaganda campaign to try and strain relations between the UK and Europe. Fuck off for spreading this, I have no intent on debating this with people who have ulterior motives.

    14. Icy_Row175 on

      what if the UK would hand them over to the UN to be integrated into the UN buffer zone?

    15. hype_irion on

      Even if the UK wanted to hand the land back, the US probably wouldn’t let them. Too important strategically.

    17. bukowsky01 on

      I have to say reopening Cyprus issues because of Iranian strikes was definitely not on my bingo card for the year.

      If Cyprus insists, this will be poisoning UK-EU relations for a while. From an UK POV having to give those away would be politically explosive, but from a legal perspective, there’s no contest. The fact that the bases were split off as independence was granted before the international law changed is irrelevant as precedent shows, the locals are Chypriots, this is not the Falklands or Gibraltar where the population chooses unequivocally.

      The fact that they are British sovereign territory doesn’t matter either, so was Algeria for France and countless other places.

      This will be played to the fullest by enemies and definitely has nasty potential.

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