The reason why Cyprus has many Soviet weapons is that Cyprus has been under the US arms embargo for 35 years. It is said that Cyprus currently has at least 10 sets of Doyle and Beech air defense missile systems, which are the most urgent and most important weapons in Ukraine. Cyprus could use this move in exchange for the West to lift the embargo on it and modernize its military. U.S. officials said the lifting of the embargo on Serbia has been prepared for several years, with the main goal being to keep Cyprus away from Russia's influence, and now the United States regards Cyprus as a potential source of weapons for Ukraine.
positively responded to the United States' request that the country provide Ukraine with heavy weapon . Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiadis responded positively. The Cypriot army not only is equipped with two air defense systems, "Doer" and " beech ", but also has a large number of Soviet-style weapons and equipment such as T-80U main battle tanks, BMP3 infantry fighting vehicles, mit35 attack helicopters. These weapons were purchased from Russia by Cyprus from the late 1990s to the early 2010s. These are all weapons and equipment that Ukraine wants to see, so the West now regards Cyprus as the "golden hen" in the Mediterranean.
