Cyprus president Christodoulides has denied allegations that the US is using the British bases on Cyprus to send arms: “There is no such information. Our country cannot be used as a launching pad for military operations. Through our actions we demonstrate the humanitarian nature of our approach “.The sources of the allegations are the Israeli newspaper Haaretz and the British media outlet Declassified. Obviously the details will be left to the historians, but regrettably both are more reliable sources than Christodoulides, though in fairness few politicians can be relied on for factual accuracy. And, as always, truth is the first casualty of war.
What passes here for a cool breeze picks up in the late afternoon and is accompanied by rain. The meteorological service issues a yellow warning, probably not so much for rain (to which the inevitable response is that we needed it) as for what may be coastal gale force winds. However the patio doors provide a comfortable view of the lightning which can’t be very close, given the time delay before we hear the thunder. Ten pm and temperature 21.
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