Putin's Island
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Putin's Island
How Cyprus became a Russian client state in the heart of the European Union
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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Putin’s kleptocracy has come under scrutiny like never before. But a key piece of the picture has so far been missing: how Putin and his oli- garchs have used an entire country as a proxy to undermine the West from within the heart of the European Union.
Τhis the story of how Cyprus, a nation that has been under Russian influence since the 1960s, evolved into a client state after Vladimir Putin assumed the presidency. Today, from this small island in the Mediterranean, Russia and its oligarchs hide and transfer assets, buy EU citizen- ship and influence Western liberal democracies.
Putin’s Island is the account of a man who was on the front- line of Russia’s co-opting of the Cypriot elite. Makarios Drousiotis is one of Cyprus’ best-known investigative jour- nalists and authors and a former presidential advisor. Through his own first-hand experience and a trove of never- before-seen documents and transcripts, Makarios tells the story of Russia’s long history of influencing Cyprus dating back to the Soviet Union’s role in bringing about the Turk- ish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, uncovering how Cyprus’ president became the middleman between the bankers and the oligarchs, helping to move dark Russian money into Eu- rope and turn Cyprus into a vehicle for Putin’s interests.
Alfadi, Nicosia
1st Edition Nicosia 2024
Pages: 374
ISBN: 978-9963631209