A protest organized by the pro-Russian party “Revival” against the adoption of the euro in Bulgaria resulted in clashes with the police, leaving around ten law enforcement officers injured and six protesters detained. The demonstration, which started in front of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), escalated as participants moved towards the European Read more…
For decades, European NATO members curbed defense spending to fund other priorities. What remains, in the view of some US military experts, is a ’Potemkin Army’ that couldn’t stand up to an invader without American support. Source: Why Europe Is Unprepared to Defend Itself
25 soldiers from NATO’s multinational force in Kosovo – KFOR have been injured during clashes with Serbs in the northern part of the country. The condition of three of them is serious. The servicemen were injured by explosive devices. Among the injured are 11 Italians. Even today, the protests of the Serbs, who demand the removal of Read more…
The President of Serbia and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Aleksandar Vucic, signed an order to increase the combat readiness of the units of the Serbian Army to the highest level and ordered them to immediately move in the direction of the administrative line with Kosovo and Metohija, reported on Read more…
In an interview with Sky News, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to “export” the conflict in Ukraine to her country and others such as Moldova and Georgia. In the interview given to the media during the Munich Security Conference, Osmani said that Putin is trying to divert the West’s attention Read more…
The Macedonian site “24 info” published an appeal not to allow Bulgarians to the grave of Gotse Delchev during the celebrations of the 151st anniversary of his birth on February 4 in Skopje. “A call to all patriots. Come with trucks, tractors, cars and other machines and support the protest. People of Kumanovo, we Read more…
Kosovo closed its largest border crossing on Wednesday after protesters blocked it on the Serbian side to support Kosovo‘s ethnic Serbs in their refusal to recognize the country’s independence. After two other points on the Serbian border were closed due to similar protests from the Kosovo side since December 10, only three entry points between the two countries remain open, adds Read more…
In the village of Rudare locals wander in the street and warm their hands on flaming braziers. Lorries block the road. A car disgorges a group of masked men. On December 10th barricades were erected across the north of Kosovo, where most inhabitants are ethnic Serbs. Diplomats from America and Read more…
Thousands of Polish citizens between the ages of 15 and 65 will undergo military training this winter, announced Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak, quoted by Anadolu Agency. In a televised address to the nation, he said as many people as possible should be trained for a possible crisis. Blaszczak noted that a total of 8,000 volunteers Read more…
The Serbian government will ask the commander of NATO peacekeeping forces to allow the country to send up to 1,000 police and army personnel to Kosovo, said President Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday, Reuters reported. It is the first time Belgrade has sought to deploy troops to Kosovo since a UN Security Council resolution ended the 1998-99 war. Read more…