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LAVROV AND BLINKEN TRAVEL TO SKOPJE, THERE WILL BE NO MEETING BETWEEN THEM

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, will attend the OSCE Ministerial Council Forum in Skopje…

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Russia aims to incite war in Kosovo: says Report on disinformation

Kosovo is exposed to disinformation and narratives from Russia and China aimed at inciting inter-ethnic and inter-religious conflicts, criminalizing NATO,…

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How do Russian cyber fraudsters and propagandists exploit Ukrainian journalists?

The Russians are changing their tactics in both the military and media spheres. A new trend of the Kremlin’s “cyber…

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Serbian diplomat persona non grata; Serbia denies reciprocity

Croatia retaliated against Serbia after Belgrade yesterday declared the First Secretary of the Croatian Embassy a persona non grata. They…

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Serbia’s Revisionist Agenda: A Danger to Balkan Stability and European Peace

By Taulant Elshani for The Geopost The major changes in the global geopolitical landscape are heavily influencing the Balkan region…

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Montenegro lied about freezing the assets of Russians blacklisted by the EU over the war in Ukraine

In the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Montenegro, once a close ally of Moscow, announced…

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MONTENEGRO NEEDS A COUNTER-OFFENSIVE AGAINST SERBIANIZATION

Janusz Bugajski, 10 November 2023 With the formation of a new coalition government, Montenegro faces an intensified push by Belgrade…

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Putin rakes in extra €1B for his war chest via Bulgaria sanctions loophole

Last year, the EU gave Sofia a sanctions exemption to protect its citizens from energy shortages. Since then, Russia has…

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The West Must Stop Putin From Provoking Conflict in the Balkans

By David Shedd and Ivana Stradner foreignaffairs.com In late September, Serbia deployed advanced weapons to its border with Kosovo, in…

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Investigation: Serbian Firms Ship Sanctioned Dual-Use Tech To Russia

Serbian companies are exporting dual-use goods to Russia that have been targeted by Western sanctions due to their use in…

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Relations with Russia: North Macedonia is fully harmonized with the EU

North Macedonia has fully harmonized its foreign policy with the European Union (EU) since the beginning of the Russian aggression…

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Ukraine Says It Blasted Modern Russian Missile Carrier In Kerch Shipyard

Ukraine on November 6 confirmed that its forces had inflicted “significant” damage to a Russian missile carrier in Kremlin-occupied Crimea…

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Ukrainian journalist who took refuge in Kosovo: Ukraine should recognize this country after the war

Iryna Synelnyk, the Ukrainian journalist who is part of the group of Ukrainian journalists who found refuge in Kosovo, spoke…

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Lavrov has asked to stay in Skopje for the annual OSCE conference

The Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, has asked to stay in North Macedonia for the annual OSCE…

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Serbia goes to the elections on 17 December with Milošević at the head and with Russia in the background

Serbia will hold extraordinary parliamentary elections on 17 December, the second in less than two years and the 14th since…

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Montenegro and the western Balkans are not safe area

A key cause of instability in the Western Balkans is the renewed and strengthened Greater Serbia state project, now implemented…

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What antisemitic attacks in Dagestan say about Vladimir Putin’s Russia

Riot in Muslim-majority region reminiscent of tsarist-era pogroms, says former chief rabbi. Vladimir Putin vowed to “de-Nazify” Ukraine when his…

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What Russia Hopes to Gain From the Israel-Hamas Conflict

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu used to call Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, his “dear friend.” Since 2015, the Israeli leader has…

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China touts global security vision at a defense forum in Beijing – with Russia by its side

China is hosting defense officials from across the world for its flagship military diplomacy conference this week – a key…

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Claims Russia executes own soldiers and offensive intensifies: Here’s what to know about the latest in Ukraine

This week, Ukrainian forces continued to hold out against a renewed offensive in eastern Ukraine as the White House claimed…

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Rexhepi: Tax is not the the problem, but Bulgaria’s contract with Gazprom, which forces us to buy Russian gas

Skopje is not greatly affected by the additional taxes Sofia has imposed on Russian gas transported through Bulgarian territory, but…

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Serbian mercenary fighting for Russia in Ukraine hands over Serbian passport to “group of volunteers”

Dejan Beric, a Serbian mercenary fighting on the side of Russians in Ukraine, has handed over his citizenship (passport) to…

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The Russian media narrative against Kosovo

“The Western Balkans are on the brink of a large-scale war” is the title of an article published this week…

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Ukraine: The Latest – Is Iran the more pressing nuclear threat than Russia?

Every weekday The Telegraph’s top journalists analyse the Russian invasion of Ukraine from all angles and tell you what you…

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The ‘Evil Empire’ Strikes Back: Ukraine, Kosovo, Armenia, Israel

Melik Kaylan Suddenly we have hit a historical fulcrum where all the predicted disastrous conflicts, having built up for decades,…

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Biden’s support for Israel is qualified: he means to hold Netanyahu to the law of war

President Biden’s response to the murderous attack by Hamas on Israeli towns, villages and kibbutzim That claimed more than 1,200…

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Michel: War in Ukraine restores geopolitics of EU enlargement towards Western Balkans

European Council President Charles Michel said in Tirana on Monday that Russian aggression in Ukraine has made the expansion of…

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Russia can gain from Middle East turmoil — but it could backfire if the war spirals out of control

Russia’s response to this week’s violence in Israel and Gaza has been conspicuously muted as it weighs up its competing…

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OPINION: Evidence of Russia’s Involvement in Hamas Attacks is Strong

It may only be circumstantial but the assault started on Putin’s birthday, Hamas is fully supported by Iran whose relationship…

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Hamas’ gift to Vladimir Putin

Russia is relishing — and partly fueling — chaos in a series of global flashpoints that divert the West’s energies…

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KOSOVA’S GROWING SELF-ASSERTION

Janusz Bugajski, 8 October 2023 The most durable allies can disagree and openly express their national interests without damaging the…

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The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Can Deter Both China and Russia

In a speech this June, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan drew attention to China’s nuclear buildup, Russia’s development of…

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Resolution 1244 of the UNSC as the “evaporating mediator” for the status of Kosovo

By: Gentian Doçi On June 12 of this year, it was 24 years since the Kumanovo Agreement was reached for…

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Unease in the West as Slovakia Appears Set to Join the Putin Sympathizers

The front-runner in the parliamentary vote has pledged “not to send a single cartridge” to neighboring Ukraine, a sign of…

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Europe Union’s top diplomat dismisses concern about bloc’s long-term support for Ukraine

The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Monday led a delegation of top diplomats on an unannounced visit to Kyiv…

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Putin is opening up a new front against the West

The Balkans are set to explode unless urgent action is taken by Nato to quell Russian and Serbian aggression in…

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The costs of Russia’s war are about to hit home

Over the past year few currencies have done worse than Russia’s rouble. Last September an American dollar bought just over 60…

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‘Not against Ukraine’: Russian deserters tell their story

Hundreds of Russian soldiers have deserted, but many do not have passports and are trying to get to safety in…

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The “European” Vucic disappeared, the radical Vucic returned!

Analysis by Anisa Bahiti At an informal dinner, President Vučić addressed the President of Macedonia a few weeks ago as…

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Ivana Stradner: There is no better place for Putin to exploit NATO’s vulnerability than the Balkans

Russia is trying to provoke “chaos” in the Balkans to distract the West from the war in Ukraine, but this…

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“The child with the ball, the policeman’s finger on the trigger”, the media in Serbia start propaganda with photos from the situation in the north

The media dependent on Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić have started propaganda about the terrorist attack by the group supported by…

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