Tag: ukraine
Macedonia 24.03.22 | 10:51

Kovacevski: We offer support to the people of Ukraine

Ahead of the start of the extraordinary NATO summit today in Brussels, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski stressed that Macedonia has already aligned its foreign policy with the EU and has aligned all decisions with NATO and EU member states. Today, all NATO allies are united and we will offer our support...
World 23.03.22 | 10:03

Ceasefire announced in Luhanks to allow the civilians to flee

Pro-Russian authorities in the Luhanks region of Ukraine announced a ceasefire to help evacuate civilians from the war torn region. The ceasefire begins at 9 in the morning. The area is seeing some of the heaviest fighting in the eastern part of Ukraine.
World 22.03.22 | 11:12

Russia is using “dumb” ammunition that kills indiscriminately, Ukraine says

The Ukrainian army today warned the public to be prepared for unselective shelling of vital infrastructure by the Russian military. Russia has stalled its advances in Ukraine, but is using its artillery and cruise missiles to pummel Ukrainian targets. Ukraine says that Russia is using unsophisticated...
Macedonia 21.03.22 | 16:00

Bulgarians also compared the positions of their country toward Macedonia with Putin’s historic narrative on Ukraine

Bulgaria formally protested against Macedonian politicians who compared its denial of the Macedonian national identity and history to the historic narrative Russia builds up to justify its attack on Ukraine. The formal protest from the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry followed after VMRO-DPMNE Vice President...
World 21.03.22 | 09:36

Ukraine rejects Russian ultimatum to surrender Mariupol

Ukraine turned down the Russian ultimatum that its soldiers in the besieged city of Mariupol lay down their arms and leave the city for Ukrainian held territory. Russia claims that dozens to a few hundreds civilians are killed in the street fighting every day, and offered the Ukrainian troops, which...
World 19.03.22 | 18:29

Russia used a hypersonic missile to destroy a large arms depot, Ukraine killed another Russian general

Russian forces in Ukraine continued to press against the port city of Mariupol, which has been besieged for over a week. The Ukrainian army warns that there are serious civilian casualties in the city, and continue to demand help from the NATO countries, in closing off the sky above Ukraine. Russia also...
World 17.03.22 | 17:08

Scores killed when Russia shelled a Ukrainian city near Kharkov

At least 21 were killed and 25 are injured when Russian forces shelled the city of Merefa near the besieged city of Kharkov. Shells rained in the morning on a school and a cultural center. Ukrainian sources say that 10 of the wounded are in serious condition.
World 15.03.22 | 10:05

Ukraine expects to break the Russian attack by May

Oleksey Arestovic, adviser to the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicts that the Russian invasion will run out of steam by May. Arestovic believes that this is the time when Russia will agree to a peace treaty with Ukraine. He said that the two countries are at a cross-road – whether...
Macedonia 15.03.22 | 09:50

Nikoloski: The Macedonian national identity is denied by Bulgaria just like Russia denies the Ukrainian identity

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski drew a parallel between the Russian demands from Ukraine and its negation of the Ukrainian national identity with the Bulgarian claims on Macedonian national identity and history. Bulgaria is blocking Macedonia from opening EU accession talks until it accepts...
World 14.03.22 | 19:35

IMF warns that the war in Ukraine can endanger Europe’s food supply

The International Monetary Fund is sounding warnings about global food supply, given the escalation of Russia’s war on Ukraine. IMF approved 1.4 billion USD in urgent aid to Ukraine, in an attempt to protect it from debt default. Disruption of the spring sowing season could endanger food security,...
Macedonia 11.03.22 | 10:54

City of Skopje approves humanitarian aid for Ukraine

The Skopje City Council voted to approve 7 million denars in humanitarian aid for Ukraine. Council members said that this is an expression of solidarity with the citizens of the war torn country.
Macedonia 09.03.22 | 17:11

MoFA: Participating in any foreign army is considered criminal offense

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) says that as a friend of Ukraine, our country understand the complex situation in which Ukraine finds itself and which puts the Ukrainian authorities in a position to call for any kind of assistance, all friendly countries, including volunteers who would join the...
Macedonia 09.03.22 | 09:48

Macedonia will lift car insurance requirement for Ukrainian vehicles

After reactions from Macedonian citizens fleeing Ukraine, the Interior Ministry decided to waive the requirement of having international car insurance for Ukrainian vehicles. Refugees protested that, while they faced help along their way from Ukraine to Macedonia, were given food, gas and other supplies,...
World 07.03.22 | 09:23

Ceasefire expected in Ukraine, should give civilians a chance to flee from the besieged cities

A lull is expected in the fighting in Ukraine today, after French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Vladimir Putin yesterday. This should give the civilians caught between the warring parties in Mariupol, Kharkov, Kiev and cities north-east of Kiev a chance to flee before the Russian army continues...
Macedonia 06.03.22 | 23:15

About 50 Macedonians are still in Ukraine, half of them are trying to leave

The Macedonian Foreign Ministry estimates that there are still 50 citizens in Ukraine. The Ministry sent the ambassador Krum Efremov back to Ukraine with a team of diplomats to try and organize evacuation for as many as possible. Some 50 Macedonian citizens have already left. Of the remaining 50, about...
Macedonia 06.03.22 | 17:57

Macedonian family talks about their flight from Ukraine

Darko Kiparizovski, a Macedonian who has lived for six years in Kharkov, spoke to Alfa TV about his flight, with his wife and two children, from the besieged city. We literally gathered all our life into several bags, our clothes, necessities, dried food and water, and fled. The first bombs exploded...
World 04.03.22 | 18:21

Ukraine warns of a nuclear disaster as fighting around key plant continues

Ukrainian media outlets are reporting that the Zaporozhye nuclear plant has declared a state of nuclear threat. This is the largest nuclear plant in Europe, with six reactors on the Dnieper river, and it has seen heavy fighting as Russian forces are advancing on it from the south. There is real nuclear...
Macedonia 04.03.22 | 14:01

Ilievska: Although the government knew about the Ukraine war 5 months ago, it did nothing to replenish state reserves

In recent days, despite the situation in Ukraine, we had the opportunity to hear a statement from Pendarovski in the media that he knew on November 8 last year, that there would be a war between Russia and Ukraine, and for 5 months the state top leadership did nothing in regard to providing supplies...
World 04.03.22 | 11:11

Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘nuclear terror’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow Friday of resorting to “nuclear terror” and wanting to “repeat” the Chernobyl disaster after he said invading Russian forces attacked a nuclear power plant. He begged world leaders to wake up and prevent Europe from “dying...
Macedonia 03.03.22 | 22:39

Almost unanimously, Macedonian Parliament adopts declaration condemning Russian aggression on Ukraine

With 100 votes in favor and only three opposed, the Macedonian Parliament adopted a declaration that condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It was supported by all major parties. Maja Moracanin from the small DOM party, who proposed the declaration, said that “the Russian aggression on Ukraine...
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