# From non-aligned to pro-Western: How Cyprus is loosening ties with Moscow and building a partnership with the US

https://mins.news/en/item/127280

- DW, 2026-11-03 14:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/from-non-aligned-to-pro-western-how-cyprus-has-loosened-ties-with-moscow-built-partner-ship-with-the-us/a-79841251?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Cyprus, long a country that balanced relations with Russia and the West, is phasing out Russian weapons and expanding defense cooperation with Washington. The US ambassador outlined plans to upgrade an air base in Paphos, increase US warship visits to Cypriot ports and expand joint military activities. He also said the United States would protect Cyprus, though this is not a formal security guarantee.