Can this be related?
Cyprus + Greece = Greek Orthodox
Greek Orthodox Churches are united in communion with each other, and with the other Eastern Orthodox Churches. The Eastern Orthodox hold a common doctrine and a common form of worship, and they see themselves not as separate Churches but as administrative units of one single Church.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Church
Russia = http://20committee.com/2014/12/27/putins-orthodox-jihad/ and http://20committee.com/2015/01/24/russias-emerging-holy-war/
I think it might have more to do with Cyprus being an offshore tax haven and money laundering hotbed for Russian oligarchs.