Tag: ukraine
World 20.01.23 | 14:22

Hungary blocks 500 million euro EU military aid package for Ukraine

Hungary has blocked half a billion euros worth of in military aid in the seventh such package allocated to Ukraine as part of the European Peace Facility, a high-ranking E.U. diplomatic source told the Polish RMF FM. The E.U. member countries will reportedly try to talk Budapest into shifting its stance...

World 18.01.23 | 13:39

At least 18 people die in Ukraine helicopter crash that killed the Ukrainian Interior Minister

At least 18 people, including Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, were killed when a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten outside the capital Kiev on Wednesday, according to local authorities. Three children were among the dead and 29 were injured, including 15 children, the Interior Ministry...

World 30.12.22 | 12:32

Soltenberg calls on NATO member states to supply more weapons to Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on NATO member states to supply more weapons to Ukraine, according to an interview published on Friday, reports Reuters. “I call on allies to do more. It is in all our security interests to make sure Ukraine prevails and (Russian President Vladimir)...

World 28.12.22 | 10:56

UN: War in Ukraine has killed or injured nearly 18,000 civilians

The number of confirmed civilian casualties in Ukraine is drawing toward 18,000, according to figures released by the United Nations, as Russia’s 10-month war on its neighbour grinds on. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) stressed that the actual toll on Ukrainians was...

World 27.12.22 | 10:12

9 million Ukrainians still without power

Some 9 million people in Ukraine still don’t have power although repair work is under way to fix the electricity grid which sustained heavy damage in Russian attacks, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “But the number and duration of power cuts is steadily decreasing,” he said...

World 06.12.22 | 22:35

No vote today on €18bn aid for Ukraine

Although Hungary’s leftist-liberal press claims that the Hungarian finance minister has blocked the approval of the financial aid for Ukraine, the fact is that there was no vote on the loan today, the V4 news agency reported. The leftist-liberal Hungarian blog, called 444.hu and linked to George...

World 06.12.22 | 12:43

Orban backs French President’s statement: Cost of conflict in Ukraine is different US and EU

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called for a review of anti-Russian sanctions and supported the words of French President Emmanuel Macron that the cost of the conflict in Ukraine is different for the EU and the US, although they adhere to the same principles, TASS reports. President Emmanuel Macron...

Macedonia 26.11.22 | 11:24

SDSM officials discussed business deals with blacklisted Ukrainian oligarch

Ukrainian oligarch Oleksandr Onishchenko, who was given a Macedonian citizenship as an alleged “equestrian talent”, was courted by the ruling SDSM party who wanted to access his wealth. VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski revealed that Deputy Prime Minister Fatmir Bytiqi met with...

Macedonia 23.11.22 | 13:43

Both Macedonians and Albanians are against the Macedonian state’s decisions on Ukraine and Russia, according to a MKD.mk poll

Both Macedonians and Albanians are against the Macedonian state’s decisions on Ukraine and Russia, according to a MKD.mk poll conducted by the Market Vision agency. When asked whether Macedonia pursues a wise foreign policy in relation to the developments in Ukraine, half of the respondents (1,200)...

World 17.11.22 | 12:55

Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Odesa region and city of Dnipro

Russian strikes have hit Ukraine’s southern Odesa region and the city of Dnipro for the first time in weeks, and air raid sirens sounded all across the country amid fears that Moscow had unleashed another large-scale missile attack, reports edp24.co.uk. An infrastructure target was hit in the Odesa...

Macedonia 14.11.22 | 23:00

Police arrests Skopje man whose address was used by fugitive Ukrainian oligarch for assaulting a TV crew

Skopje police detained Mile Penov, the man whose home address was used to provide a false residency to Ukrainian oligarch Oleksandr Onyshchenko, who received a Macedonian passport under a bogus scheme presenting him as a talented equestrian who can represent the country at an Olympics. Penov attacked...

Macedonia 10.11.22 | 13:25

Macedonia again sent military aid to Ukraine: Here’s what’s in the loaded train

A video of a train loaded with military engineering equipment and vehicles, which is claimed to be part of the military aid from Macedonia intended for Ukraine, appeared on the Telegram social network yesterday. In the footage published by the pro-Russian channel @Ryabar, which is managed by a certain...

World 10.10.22 | 17:17

Ukraine after the bombing: Ukrainian Embassy shared footage

Today, Russia again committed a terrorist act against the peaceful civilian population of Ukraine, the Embassy of Ukraine in the country informed. The Embassy also shared footage of the bombing. The Ukrainian capital Kyiv and many other cities are under missile attacks, the deputy chief of staff of...

World 30.09.22 | 10:36

Four occupied regions of Ukraine to be annexed to Russian Federation

Four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine are due to be annexed to the Russian Federation on Friday afternoon. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that President Vladimir Putin would sign the annexation treaties in a ceremony in St George’s Hall in the Grand Kremlin Palace at 3 pm (1200...

World 10.09.22 | 13:02

Ukraine received a loan of five billion euros from the EU

EU finance ministers today at a meeting in Prague, Ukraine approved a loan of five billion euros so that schools, hospitals and other institutions can continue to work. The loan, which will be backed by guarantees from EU member states, is part of an aid package worth nine billion euros adopted in May....

Macedonia 10.08.22 | 21:02

MFA has no information on Macedonian nationals fighting in Ukraine

Macedonia’s Foreign Ministry (MFA) said Wednesday it has no information as to whether Macedonian nationals have gone to Ukraine to fight after the Russian Defense Ministry revealed that among the foreign mercenaries fighting alongside the Ukrainians were more than 70 Macedonian nationals. The Ministry...

Macedonia 04.08.22 | 12:44

MoD provides no concrete answer as to whether jets have been donated to Ukraine

The Defense Ministry is yet to confirm whether Macedonia has sent to Ukraine four SU-25 jets. The exact details of all three decisions, their content and explanation will be declassified and transparently published in the days to come. The decisions made so far do not impair the combat readiness of the...

Macedonia 04.08.22 | 09:35

After the tanks, Macedonia donates Sukhoi fighter jets to Ukraine

The four “Su-25” fighter jets that Macedonia bought from Ukraine during the 2001 conflict for four million euros have been donated to Ukraine these days, writes the MKD.mk news portal. The Ministry of Defense does not deny the published information, nor does it confirm it. It is about the...

Macedonia 03.08.22 | 18:43

MFA and MoD: Macedonia makes decisions independently

The Republic of Macedonia is a sovereign state that makes decisions independently, guided by the principles of respect for international law, the UN Charter, the OSCE principles and commitments in the protection of the European security architecture and global stability, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Macedonia 03.08.22 | 10:51

Zakharova: Skopje’s donation of tanks to Kiev a big mistake of Macedonian authorities

Russia believes the decision of authorities in Macedonia to donate tanks T-72 to Ukraine is a big mistake, said Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Maria Zakharova. Although it is outdated equipment, with the donation, says Zakharova, support is given for “the continuation of the criminal...

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