PUTIN'S POLITICAL GAME OF CHESS NEVER STOPS !

The ties between Russia and Cyprus have existed for a long time.   Long before Putin became President of Russia in 2000 and before Cyprus joined the EU in 2004.  In 2013 Cyprus was bailed out by the EUROZONE but Russia also helped with a loan ! 

There is even a Russian Embassy in Cyprus, and a Cypriot Embassy in Moscow !  The recent arrival of Russian ships in Cyprus is, therefore, not a complete surprise ! 

It is just another example of how Putin never misses a chance to move his pawns in the Political Game of chess !

One should not forget that early 2014  Putin prevented  Yanukovych, the elected President of Ukraine, to go any further with the aim of getting Ukraine into the EU ! That was against the will of what the Ukrainian people wanted !   What was the result ?  Absolute mayhem ! 

There were immediate uprisings all over Ukraine, Yanukovych fled in fear of his life, but Putin invaded and grabbed Crimea in South Western Ukraine !  Putin then stoked the Fires of a Civil War in Eastern Ukraine by supplying armaments to ethnic Russian Rebels, while always denying everything !

Now he has obtained the right to anchor Russian Ships in Cyprus !  Why ?  He already has ships anchored in Syrian ports !  Does he really need more space to "defend" Russia ?

Currently Putin has serious problems at home !  The Nemtsov assassination has created more social unrest and there is also Financial instability in Russia due to the crumbling Rouble.   This does not however, deter Putin from sending Russian  planes along the South Coast of England, or over the territories of Lithuainia, Latvia and Estonia ! 

It is all "Political Chess" !  He wants to get his foot into the EU door and also ruffle the feathers of NATO !  But like a hungry dog, he will let go of nothing !  He has "feet on the ground" everywhere !

When will the West stop dithering and start to station its troops in a show of force !   Does no one know how to play "political chess" ?  Why not consult some of the former Russian Satellite countries now in the EU ?  They have a good idea of what could happen next !  
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