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 "title": "Signal No. 12  ·  Non-NATO Cyprus now has NATO F-16s on both sides  ·  9 March 2026",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/signal-no-12-non-nato-cyprus-now-has-nato-f-16s-on-both-sides-9-march-2026/",
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 "type": "signal",
 "published": "2026-03-09T23:00:41.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2026-03-09T23:00:41.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSignal No. 12\n\n\nMonday 9 March 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINT Macron and Mitsotakis Land at Paphos — Six Turkish F-16s Already 130km North\n\n\nReuters 9 Mar · Cyprus Mail 9 Mar · Cyprus Mail 8 Mar\n\n\n\n\nParallel military deployments converged on divided Cyprus on Monday, as France, Greece and Turkey each linked their moves to the expanding Iran war.\n\n\nFrench President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis flew into Andreas Papandreou air base in Paphos for a tripartite summit w",
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   "source": "Cyprus Mail",
   "date": "9 Mar 2026",
   "url": "https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/03/09/macron-mitsotakis-arrive-in-cyprus",
   "context": "Macron and Mitsotakis arrive at Paphos air base"
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   "source": "Cyprus Mail",
   "date": "8 Mar 2026",
   "url": "https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/03/08/number-of-turkish-fighter-jets-in-cyprus-to-rise-to-six",
   "context": "Turkey F-16 deployment rises to six"
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  {
   "source": "TASR",
   "date": "8 Mar 2026",
   "url": "https://newsnow.tasr.sk/premier-slovakia-ready-to-block-loan-to-ukraine-if-necessary/",
   "context": "Fico pledges Slovakia backup veto on EUR 90bn loan"
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  {
   "source": "Reuters",
   "date": "8 Mar 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/slovakia-pm-fico-meet-eus-von-der-leyen-push-restart-druzhba-oil-flows-2026-03-08/",
   "context": "Fico to meet VdL, push Druzhba restart"
  },
  {
   "source": "SIPRI",
   "date": "9 Mar 2026",
   "url": "https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2026/global-arms-flows-jump-nearly-10-cent-european-demand-soars",
   "context": "SIPRI annual arms transfers report 2026"
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  {
   "source": "Reuters",
   "date": "9 Mar 2026",
   "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/europe-now-worlds-biggest-arms-importer-think-tank-says-2026-03-08/",
   "context": "Europe now worlds biggest arms importer"
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   "source": "Forsvaret",
   "date": "2026",
   "url": "https://www.forsvaret.no/en/exercises-and-operations/exercises/cr26",
   "context": "Cold Response 26 official exercise page"
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   "source": "Puolustusvoimat",
   "date": "2026",
   "url": "https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/exercise-cold-response-26-with-7-500-soldiers-will-affect-traffic-in-finland",
   "context": "Finland deploying 3,500 troops to Cold Response 26"
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