The UK's two military bases on Cyprus are a "colonial consequence" on the island and talks on their status and future need to take place, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has told the BBC. "When the situation is over in the Middle East we are going to have an open and frank discussion with the British government," he said as he arrived for an EU leaders' summit in Brussels. Under the 1960 treaty establishing Cypriot independence from Britain, the UK was given sovereignty of bases at Akrotiri and Dhekelia. However, RAF Akrotiri was targeted by drones this month shortly after the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran and the UK has faced some criticism for its response to the attack. The drones are thought to have been fired from Lebanon by Iranian-backed group Hezbollah and protesters have complained that the British bases on the island have made Cyprus a target. One drone hit Akrotiri, punching a hole in an aircraft hangar reportedly used by US spy planes. Two others were intercepted.…