Italy, Spain, France, Netherlands to send naval assets to protect Cyprus
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Thursday, 5 March, 2026 Italy, Spain, France and the Netherlands will send naval assets to protect Cyprus in the coming days, Rome's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said. The move comes after a British Royal Air Force base on the island was targeted by an unmanned Shahed-like drone amid the Middle East war. Spain said it'll send its most advanced frigate to help protect Cyprus.