Map of Cyprus with Paphos (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

According to this worrying report, the Foreign Ministry in Cyprus has alerted the US authorities of an incident off Paphos during which a Turkish warship approached a Cyprus-flagged ship and ordered the captain to leave the area.

Source: Cyprus vessel reports Turkish warship harassment

Once again, Turkey’s foreign policy is provocative.

There is considerable Russian investment in Cyprus, and it will be interesting to see how Russia reacts, apart from the US.

I worry that Obama is strong enough to hold Turkey to task?

Thoughts?

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