Brenda Shaffer in Reuters
An expert on European energy politics said Northern Cyprus was trying to build momentum while President Donald Trump expects warmer relations with Turkey. “Clearly the Trump administration is trying to improve relations with Turkey, thus it is logical that Northern Cyprus is trying to leverage a deal,” said Brenda Shaffer, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Eurasian, Russia and and East European Studies at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.