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> Cyprus, an EU country RAF base is on "sovereign British land", A vestige of colonialism. Technically not EU.
by boruto 7mo ago
> Cyprus, an EU country
RAF base is on "sovereign British land", A vestige of colonialism. Technically not EU.
- breppp 7mo agoThat's not how the EU views it, https://x.com/vonderleyen/status/2028357886355570992 https://x.com/vonderleyen/status/2028357886355570992
- impossiblefork 7mo agoI think it is, seeing as she says 'While the Republic of Cyprus was not the target' >While the Republic of Cyprus was not the target, let me be clear: we stand collectively, firmly and unequivocally with our Member States in the face of any threat.
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- SideburnsOfDoom 7mo agoThis is correct. > the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA), is a British Overseas Territory that consists of two separate areas on the island of Cyprus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia
- roryirvine 7mo agoI see the headline's now been changed to "RAF base in Cyprus hit by drone strike" The Telegraph is, of course, strongly anti-EU, so the original headline might well have been a form of shit-stirring - "look how weak the EU are being by not retaliating!", or something along those lines.