One in five foreign residents in Cyprus is Russian, with over 40,000 permanent residents, the deputy migration ministry reported on Wednesday.
Of the 200,000 foreign nationals who permanently and legally reside in Cyprus, around 40,000 are of Russian origin .
“These are people who work locally in companies with foreign interests, as well as students with Cypriot or European families and friends,” said Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides.
The United
