Tag: Russia
Economy 04.03.22 | 09:08

Bekteshi doesn’t know what sanctions Russia could impose on Macedonia

The Minister of Economy, Kreshnik Bekteshi, said Thursday that he does not know what sanctions Russia could impose on Macedonia after our country followed the example of the European Union and imposed sanctions on the Russian Federation after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. To be honest, I would not...
Macedonia 03.03.22 | 11:22

Pendarovski: Country received early November information that Russia was preparing for invasion of Ukraine

Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski said Wednesday the country had received initial information that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine in early November last year. He says that now its is shown how important it was that the country joined NATO and that it is a huge benefit to know beforehand...
World 02.03.22 | 20:37

UN General Assembly condemns Russia’s war by large majority

The UN General Assembly has condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine by a large majority and called on Russia to end its aggression. A total of 141 UN member states voted in favour of a resolution to this effect in New York on Wednesday, while five voted against and 35 countries abstained. It was only...
World 02.03.22 | 09:46

Russian forces report successes in the south, remain stuck in the north of Ukraine

Russian forces reported modest gains over the past day in their attack on Ukraine. This morning, on the main advance in the south, Russian forces have entered the long contested city of Mariupol, which offers them a link between Crimea and the Donbas region. Russians also completed the take-over of the...
World 01.03.22 | 20:26

Zelensky says he will resume negotiations with Russia once its shelling has stopped

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today said that he will resume negotiations with Russia once the Russian armed forces have stopped shelling Ukrainian cities. The first round of talks yesterday yielded no results. Russian forces remain in positions around Kiev, and are advancing on Mariupol and...
World 01.03.22 | 17:44

Russia denied access to the Sea of Azov to Ukrainian forces

Russian forces informed that they are advancing along the coast of the Sea of Azov, and have denied Ukraine access to this sea. This is one of the main lines of advancement of the Russian forces in Ukraine, and they are charging from Crimea east toward the entrenched city of Mariupol and the Russian...
Macedonia 01.03.22 | 10:19

Macedonia is not sending the new ambassador to Russia

Foreign Minister, Bujar Osmani, said Tuesday that Macedonia will not send the new ambassador of the country to Russia, who was supposed to leave on March 15. Osmani did not put this decision in a political context, but connected it with the appeal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to all citizens of...
World 01.03.22 | 09:44

Russian convoy headed to Kyiv is 64 km long

A convoy of Russian military vehicles headed for Kyiv is estimated to be 64 kilometers long, the Ukrainian news agency UNIAN reported early Tuesday citing satellite imagery. The convoy of tanks and other military vehicles is even longer than previously thought. It stretches from Hostomel Airport in north-western...
World 28.02.22 | 22:11

Large Russian convoy is advancing on Kiev

Satellite images show that a large convoy of the Russian armed forces is approaching the Ukrainian capital Kiev. The convoy is 27 kilometers long and it includes tanks, armored transports, towed artillery and logistics. Russia failed in its attempt for a lighting seizure of the main air base north-west...
Macedonia 28.02.22 | 15:24

MoFA urges Macedonian nationals to use available commercial flights to leave Russia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Macedonian nationals in Russia to leave the country and use the available commercial flights, land and sea transport. The appeal follows the possibility of suspending all flights to and from Russia. Accordingly, we call on all Macedonian nationals who plan to...
World 28.02.22 | 12:20

Talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations kick off

Talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations have started in Belarus, Sputnik reported. The meeting of the two delegations is taking place near the Pripyat River on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border. The focus of the talks will be immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory...
World 28.02.22 | 10:01

Ukraine and Russia to hold talks in Belarus

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has informed that everything is ready in Belarus for the country to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. In Belarus, everything is ready to host Russia-Ukraine negotiations. Waiting for delegations to arrive, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry wrote on Twitter, posting...
Balkans 25.02.22 | 20:53

Vucic: Serbia supports Ukraine’s territorial integrity, won’t impose Russia sanctions

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday evening that Serbia stands for peace and respect for international law – and also considers it wrong to violate the territorial integrity of any country, including Ukraine – but will not impose sanctions on Russia in line with its own interests. Reading...
Macedonia 25.02.22 | 13:27

Russia prepares its own sanctions against the West, Macedonia will also be targeted

Russia announced that it will respond with sanctions against the US, the EU and other countries who introduces sanctions against Russia, over its attack on Ukraine. Macedonia is among the countries that subscribed to the EU sanctions and will face Russian sanctions. Valentina Matviyenko, President of...
World 25.02.22 | 09:27

Russia took 800 casualties, lost 30 tanks and a dozen planes and helicopters, Ukraine says

Ukraine’s officials inform that about 800 Russian soldiers have been killed in day one of their attack. According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, exact data is difficult to compile, but over 30 Russian tanks, seven planes and six helicopters have been destroyed. Ukraine lost the initiative in...
World 24.02.22 | 22:04

Biden announces tough new sanctions against Russia

US President Joe Biden announced tough new sanctions against Russian businesses over the attack on Ukraine, but acknowledged that there was no support in the EU to exclude Russia from SWIFT bank transfers, which are considered as crippling. We have purposefully designed these sanctions to maximize a...
World 24.02.22 | 21:26

Russian general says the goals of the first day of attacks were achieved

Russian General Konashenkov said that the armed forces have achieved their goals for the first day of the military intervention in Uraine. Konashenkov said that 83 points of military infrastructure in Ukraine were destroyed, along with four planes, one helicopter and one drone that were airborne, the...
Macedonia 24.02.22 | 14:27

Petrovska strongly condemns Russia’s military aggression on Ukraine

Defense Minister Slavjanka Petrovska and United States Ambassador Kate Byrnes marked the completion of the joint training of U.S. navy special forces, the Army rangers battalion and the special forces at the Skopje-based army barracks on Thursday. This shows our strong unity and alliance, which is especially...
Macedonia 24.02.22 | 13:43

Macedonia joins EU sanctions on Russian Federation

Government adopted Thursday the report on a new set of European Union sanctions related to the Ukraine crisis and a recommendation for Macedonia to join all EU decisions in this regard. Moreover, the Government instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the EU Permanent Mission in Brussels,...
Macedonia 24.02.22 | 11:13

Pendarovski: I strongly condemn the military actions that Russia is taking against Ukraine

I strongly condemn the military actions that Russia is taking against Ukraine, which will unavoidably lead to irreparable human loss and material damage, said Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski. Russian invasion on Ukraine is an attack on the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, blatant...
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