Cyprus: Approximately 40,000 Russian tourists visited the occupied areas in 2023
The largest number of foreign visitors to the occupied areas, apart from Türkiye comes from Russia, revealed the tourism minister of the pseudo-state
Reuters: Ukraine abruptly withdrew from an imminent agreement with Russia in the Black Sea
Moscow and Kyiv have been negotiating with Turkey for months on an agreement to ensure maritime security in the Black Sea, according to sources
War in Ukraine: Bartholomew in Russia’s targeted for the leadership of Orthodoxy
The Russian Patriarch Kirill, an open supporter of Vladimir Putin and his policies, and Bartholomew, a patriarch seeking to bring Orthodoxy into the future, clashed over Ukraine, according to an extensive article by the American magazine Atlantic
