We have no evidence and arguments that Russia has any influence in regard to the referendum. It is true that it is not happy about the NATO enlargement in Macedonia, but it is not against EU accession of entire Western Balkans, PM Zoran Zaev told reporters after Tuesday’s meeting with EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn. […]
Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev answering journalists’ questions at the conference dedicated to media freedom in the Western Balkans, said that there is no evidence of Russian influence in Macedonia. “I have no evidence on any Russian influence. Russian Federation is a friend of Macedonia and it has nothing against Macedonia’s integration in the EU, […]
US Defense Secretary James Mattis will pay an official visit to Macedonia on Monday. Secretary Mattis is expected to meet with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska, followed by a joint media statement. Mattis will express U.S. clear support to the coming referendum on the name agreement, but also concern over Moscow’s […]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he has no intention of backing down in the face of a “resurgent” Russia, insisting the Western alliance will hold a firm but fair line with Moscow while continuing to accept former Soviet states, Voice of America reports. Stoltenberg made the comments Friday, following meetings at the White House […]
President Vladimir Putin has said Western sanctions against Russia are “harmful for everyone” and it is in everyone’s interests to lift them, BBC reports. Speaking in Austria, he said Russia had restored stable growth, despite the EU and US sanctions first imposed in 2014 after Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said his […]
Diplomats from Europe, China and Russia are discussing a new accord to offer Iran financial aid to curb its ballistic missile development and meddling in the region, in the hope of salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal, a German newspaper reported on Sunday. The officials will meet in Vienna in the coming week under the leadership of senior […]
It is possible to strengthen relations between NATO and Russia, and a dialogue should be sought, the Secretary-General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview for today’s issue of the French daily Figaro. “Russia remains our neighbor, and we’d like relations between us not to turn into a new Cold War or another […]
Vladimir Putin has been sworn in for another six years as Russian president. Some 5,000 guests attended the lavish ceremony in an ornate Kremlin hall. Putin was inaugurated for his fourth term as president two months after more than 70 percent of voters backed him in a presidential election in which he had no serious […]
On Wednesday May 2, the European Union announced that due the belief that the bloc needs to become more resilient in order to handle the Russian threat (which, one understands, is present and concerns European officials deeply), there are plans for the financial boosting of the EU’s long-term defence budget. As euractiv.com reads, “After decades of […]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reminded that only Macedonia and 29 member states can decide on the country’s membership in the Alliance. At a press conference, prior to a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, Secretary-General Stoltenberg asked to comment on the statements of the Russian ambassador to Macedonia that the country would become […]
President Donald Trump’s administration has informed the Russian embassy in Washington that the United States has no immediate plans to impose new sanctions, Russian news agencies say, AAP reports. Relations between Moscow and Washington are in focus after the United States imposed fresh sanctions on Russia in early April, triggering a massive sell-off on Russian […]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told a group of Russian politicians that Western missile strikes on his country were an act of aggression, according to Russian news agencies. The politicians met with Mr Assad after the United States, France and Britain launched missile strikes on Syria in retaliation for a suspected poison gas attack a week ago. Russia, […]
Hours after striking Syria, the United States, France and Britain on Saturday launched a new bid at the United Nations to investigate chemical weapons attacks in Syria. The three allies circulated a joint draft resolution at the Security Council that also calls for unimpeded deliveries of humanitarian aid, enforcing a ceasefire and demands that Syria […]
Macedonia wishes to develop friendly relations with Russia as the two countries have much in common, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said in an interview with TV 24 Vesti (News) late Friday. However, there is no other alternative for Macedonia but the EU, NATO membership. Macedonia is not joining NATO to start wars. On the contrary the […]
U.S., British and French forces launched air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack that killed dozens of people, aiming to degrade its chemical weapons capabilities in the biggest intervention yet in the conflict by Western powers, Reuters reports. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the military action from the White House, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed hope that “common sense” will eventually prevail in the modern world, which is becoming “more chaotic.” The current international situation is very troubling, he added. “The state of world affairs invokes nothing but concerns, the situation in the world is becoming more chaotic,” Putin said on Wednesday during a ceremony […]
Russia has said any secret resettlement of the spy poisoned in Salisbury and his daughter will be seen as “abduction”. The threat came hours after it was revealed Yulia Skripal has been discharged from hospital, five weeks after she and her father, Sergei Skripal, were found slumped on a bench in central Salisbury on 4 […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Russian specialists had found no trace of a chemical attack on the Syrian rebel-held town of Douma, after allegations from the international community, AFP reported. “Our military specialists have visited this place… and they did not find any trace of chlorine or any other chemical substance […]
Speaking after his meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu, Vulin said that negotiations had started to acquire new armaments from the Russian Federation: four Mi-17 transport helicopters, and four Mi-35 attack helicopters. Vulin was on an official visit to Russia, during which he participated in the Moscow Conference on International Security. “Also, we continue our […]
Lt General Evgeny Buzhinsky said diplomatic tensions risk becoming ‘worse than the cold war’ – and claimed the West is trying to overthrow Vladimir Putin’s government. A retired Russian general has warned that the fallout from the Salisbury attack could trigger “the last war in the history of mankind”. Lt General Evgeny Buzhinsky said diplomatic […]
