Tag: Yugoslavia
Macedonia 14.04.21 | 20:25

Media outlets close to Zaev push the conspiracy theory that Slovenia wants to redraw Balkan borders

Media outlets close to the Zaev regime in Macedonia are going to serious lengths to whip up a controversy over Slovenia’s alleged plan to redraw Balkan borders, including those of Macedonia. The story originated from Bosnia, where Slovenian President Borut Pahor – a socialist with extensive...

Macedonia 25.02.21 | 13:11

Zaharieva to Macedonia: EU is not Yugoslavia, don’t expect that somebody will force us to relent

In a TV interview, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said that Macedonia should not expect that other greater powers will pressure Bulgaria to relent. This comes after a German push was rejected and Macedonian officials began to put their hopes in the Biden – Harris administration. “They...

Macedonia 20.12.20 | 11:27

Centar Mayor Bogdanovic denounces Zaev for his criticism of Yugoslavia

Centar Mayor Sasa Bogdanovic criticized Prime Minister Zoran Zaev for his new policy on Bulgaria. Bogdanovic is from Zaev’s SDSM party, but as an ethnic Serb, he has spoken out against Zaev’s declared determination to accept Bulgarian historic and national identity positions and to rewrite...

Macedonia 25.11.20 | 15:26

According to Zaev, Yugoslavia was to blame for Macedonia’s bad relations with Bulgaria, we also had a common history

We don’t have shared history. We have a common history, Macedonian Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev, said in an interview with the BGNES agency, Bulgarian media report. Goce Delcev is a revolutionary for both Bulgarians and Macedonians, who fought for the freedom of Macedonia and the Edirne region. We...

World 16.09.19 | 14:18

Zakharova: US must apologize for bombing former Yugoslavia

The United States must apologize for bombing the former Yugoslavia back in 1999 and pay compensation to the relatives of those killed and injured in the US-backed NATO air raids, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday, TASS reported. And for a start, the United States should...

Balkans 10.04.19 | 12:13

Putin: Respect international law, remember Yugoslavia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again called for international law to be respected in order to avoid situations similar to the bombing of Yugoslavia. Putin, who spoke during plenary session of the International Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg, referenced NATO’s 1999 aerial war against...