08/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - Cypriot parliament calls for end to sanctions against Russia. On Thursday 7 July, the Cypriot parliament passed a resolution calling on the government to work within the European Council to bring an end to the sanctions imposed on Russia as a result of its involvement in the Ukraine crisis (EUROPE 11585). “The sanctions against Russia have not, in hindsight, helped resolve the crisis in Ukraine and have, furthermore, negatively affected trade between Cyprus and...