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…
Police in Kosovo and Kosovo Serbs engaged in a shootout yesterday after another escalation of tension in the northern part of the country. Ethnic Serbs from northern Kosovo blocked major roads in the region yesterday to protest the arrest of a former Serbian police officer. As a result of the Read more…
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s government on Thursday named a staunchly pro-Russian politician as the Balkan state’s new spy chief. Aleksandar Vulin, who served as Serbia’s interior minister in the previous government and held the defense ministry portfolio prior to that is taking over as the director of BIA, Serbia’s Read more…
RUSSIA’S disastrous invasion of Ukraine could spiral into new bloodbath in Europe, a former NATO ambassador warned. It is feared Vladimir Putin‘s brutal war may become the backdrop for a wave of violence between pro-European Kosovo and Russian-tied Serbia. 8 Peacekeepers have been deployed between the border of Serbia and Read more…
Kosovo police were due to impose fines of €150 (£130; $154) to holders of Serbian-issued plates from 07:00 on Tuesday. The government in Pristina argues that licence plates predating the territory’s 1999 war for independence from Serbia can no longer be valid. It says the 50,000 Serbs in northern Kosovo, Read more…
KFOR, NATO‘s peacekeeping force in Kosovo, is ready to step in if stability between Serbia and its former province is at risk. This was stated by the Secretary General of the alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, BTA reported. He was speaking after a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Brussels. It was about the recent Read more…