Athens Rebukes Moscow Over 'Blatant Violation' of Law in Cyprus Invasion

The Greek authorities has issued a crisp rebuke to Russia pursuing comments by a Russian authoritative regarding the 1974 Turkish penetration of Cyprus, calling the penetration an "open wound" and a "blatant usurpation of planetary law."

The diplomatic enactment erupted aft Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented connected the Cyprus contented and Greece's solution of the naming quality with North Macedonia.

In response, Greek diplomatic sources reaffirmed that the 1974 penetration led to the amerciable concern of astir 37% of Cyprus.

Athens defended its statement with North Macedonia, stating it was resolved peacefully nether U.N. auspices and successful enactment with the Helsinki Final Act of 1975, which established principles of peaceful coexistence betwixt states.

The pointed speech highlights the deteriorating narration betwixt Greece and Russia, which has been strained since Moscow's full-scale penetration of Ukraine.

Russian Ambassador Andrey Maslov precocious stated that bilateral relations are astatine their lowest constituent successful years.