Tag: ukraine
Macedonia 03.03.22 | 20:23

Nikoloski: What’s happening in Ukraine is war, not a military operation

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski qualified the Russian attack on Ukraine as war, not a military operation – a term preferred by the Russian side. Nobody expected that we’d see war in Europe in the 21st century. This is horror, there are no words to describe what is happening....
Macedonia 03.03.22 | 13:43

Croatian President Milanović urges EU to launch accession talks with Macedonia and Albania

Croatian President Zoran Milanović has supported Ukraine’s EU membership application and recommended opening accession talks with Macedonia and Albania and granting membership candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. I was summoned to sign a joint statement with the presidents of...
Macedonia 03.03.22 | 13:13

While the world was preparing for war, Zaev, although he knew about it, entertained the people with his resignation “I’m leaving – I’m not leaving”

Yesterday’s astonishing statement by President Stevo Pendarovski that through NATO mechanisms three or four months ago they knew that Russia would invade Ukraine, raises several important questions concerning Macedonia. The head of state revealed that on November 5 he knew that Russia was preparing...
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...
Macedonia 03.03.22 | 09:52

Macedonian in Ukraine: War is not good for anyone, it is known who profits, politicians from both sides can sit down and talk if they want

Macedonian citizen, Daniel Lazarevic, married to a Ukrainian woman, is stuck with his family in central Ukraine near Kremenchuk near the Dnieper. He testified about the current situation in Ukraine in an interview with “Utrinski briefing”. I am currently in Central Ukraine, close to the Dnieper...
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...
Macedonia 02.03.22 | 17:29

Double EU standards: Will Ukraine start accession negotiations ahead of Macedonia, and maybe become a member?

Recent events in Ukraine and the military conflict have once again demonstrated the EU’s double standards. Suddenly Brussels has become more interested in Ukraine than in Macedonia and other Western Balkan countries. For the EU, it is now more important whether future members will support sanctions...
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...
Macedonia 01.03.22 | 21:33

Mickoski: The Government must stop trying to divide our people over Ukraine

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that the people of Macedonia will reject attempts by the politicians to divide them into pro-Ukrainian and pro-Russian camps. We have political vultures who divide our people and instill divisions instead of unity. I heard the statement from President Pendarovski...
Macedonia 01.03.22 | 21:22

US Ambassador Byrnes welcomes Macedonia’s “lockstep” position on Ukraine

US Ambassador to Macedonia Kate Byrnes welcomed the position the country took with regard to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On the subject of Ukraine, (North) Macedonia as a NATO ally, as a strong partner in lockstep with the EU, as a responsible member of the international community is joining with...
World 01.03.22 | 20:32

EU Parliament supports granting candidate status to Ukraine

The European Parliament adopted the resolution asking for an EU candidate status for Ukraine. The move was fast-tracked after Ukraine yesterday demanded for quick EU accession in light of the Russian attack. The resolution was adopted with 637 votes in favor and only 13 votes against and 26 abstained....
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 | 14:30

Petrovska: There is no decision and there will be no decision to deploy our troops in Ukraine

There is no decision and there will be no decision to deploy our troops in Ukraine. Macedonia is a NATO member and as such, it will respect and implement all Alliance decisions, said Defense Minister Slavjanka Petrovska on Tuesday. She added that so far the country has joined the sanctions imposed by...
Macedonia 01.03.22 | 14:16

Macedonian family with newborn being evacuated from Ukraine

The Spirkovski family from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and their newborn child are in a safe corridor 100 kilometers away from the city and on their way out of the country, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani wrote in a Facebook post. They are safe and in good condition. I expect them to leave Ukraine during the day...
Macedonia 01.03.22 | 09:56

Macedonian family with a five-day-old baby stuck in Kharkov

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in constant communication with the Macedonian citizens in Ukraine, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bujar Osmani said on Tuesday. According to him, the circumstances in Ukraine will worsen, so they are carefully working on the safe evacuation of Macedonian citizens,...
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...
Macedonia 28.02.22 | 23:19

Defense Minister Petrovska says we will send forces to Ukraine if NATO asks us to

Defense Minister Slavjanka Petrovska said that Macedonia will send troops to Ukraine if the request comes from NATO. During a TV interview, she was asked if there is a proposal to mobilize forces and to send army units to Ukraine. At the moment, such a decision is not made. According to NATO mechanisms,...
World 28.02.22 | 23:17

Eight eastern EU states call for immediate EU accession talks with Ukraine

Eight EU member states from the east of the continent called that Ukraine is immediately given an EU candidate status, and that accession talks begin immediately. From the Macedonian point of view, it’s interesting that among them is Bulgaria, which is currently blocking Macedonia from opening...
World 28.02.22 | 20:43

Ukraine is requesting EU membership

Ukraine is seeking urgent EU membership, as a form of solidarity from the European countries. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the request today, and addressed it to France, which holds the rotating EU Presidency, and the heads of the three top EU institutions. Zelensky signed the application in a...
Macedonia 28.02.22 | 20:39

Bulgaria helped extract Macedonian citizens from Ukraine

Bulgaria has evacuated a number of Macedonian citizens from Ukraine, said its Foreign Minister Teodora Gencovska. The country evacuated a group of 200 citizens, mostly Bulgarians, but the group includes Americans, Macedonians, Ukrainians and Georgians. Yesterday, Bulgarian diplomats helped 22 Macedonian...
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