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Greece to expel two Russian diplomats over attempts to undermine the name dispute Treaty
The Greek government has decided to expel two Russian diplomats and ban the entry of two others, accusing them of attempting to interfere in Greece's internal affairs, as well as undermining the Agreement regarding the name with Macedonia, reports the Greek daily “Kathimerini”.
Diplomats have been charged with attempts to obtain and distribute information, as well as the bribing of...
Lavrov: The EU is passive in regards to the Tirana platform and the violation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, reiterated Macedonia yesterday, stating that Moscow is "concerned about the EU's passivity with regard to the initiative coming from Tirana about the “Tirana platform” which, as he said, is "an explicit call for creating a Greater Albania".
“There are enough examples which give...
Russian MFA: The Balkan states should not be forced to rush to join the EU
Our principled approach is that Russia is that the region's most complicated issue to be resolved by the Balkans independently without being rushed or gauged up to formal criteria; in other words - without any external interference.
This was said today by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Marija Zaharova at the regular press...
Lavrov: Russia will accept the name that Macedonia and Greece will agree upon
Any kind of solution (for the name dispute) that will be agreed upon by Macedonia and Greece, and will be supported by the Macedonian Constitution, we (the Russian Federation), most probably are going to accept it, said the Head of the Russian diplomacy Sergey Lavrov, when he was answering a question posted by a Greek journalist at the annual...
Moscow: USA and EU didn’t hesitate to interfere into Macedonia’s internal affairs
US Vice President Mike Pence made another series of anti-Russian statements in Podgorica, scaring leaders of Western Balkan states with a mythic “Russian threat” and went as far as to accuse our country of attempts to redraw the borders in the region by force, said the press reaction issued by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Pence's statement...
Russia: Foreign interference into Macedonia must stop
Russia has called for foreign interference into Macedonia’s internal affairs to stop, said the Russia's Ambassador to the OSCE, Aleksandar Lukashevich.
"It is necessary to stop external interference in the internal affairs of Macedonia and to respect the right of Macedonian citizens to independently decide their own destiny in accordance with the fundamental democratic principles. We call upon all political forces...
Moscow: Shameless manipulation of voters could destabilize Macedonia
"We note a serious aggravation of the political crisis in the Republic of Macedonia. It is obvious that the contrived early parliamentary elections, which were held on December 11, 2016, have not helped stabilise the situation", said Monday's commentary of the department for information and press from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
According to the Russian...
Harassing diplomats is regular intelligence business from Moscow to Macedonia
Diplomats from the United States, staff in the embassies and their families in Moscow and in several other European countries in the past period have been targets of harassment and intimidation as part of an organized campaign orchestrated and systematically implemented by the Russian Intelligence and Security Services, reported in June the prestigious American newspaper the "Washington Post".
Recently, in...
Russia has stopped all imports on beef and products with meat from Macedonia
Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control yesterday introduced temporary restrictions on imports of cattle, beef, and other meat products from Macedonia to Russia.
The decision was made due to the registration of a Jazlesta epidemic in leather goods from Macedonia.
The ban applies to imports such as products of beef, as well as other animal products susceptible to the...
Solomon Passy has been advisor to Nikola Gruevski for one euro
Former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, on national television BNT, confirmed that for the minimum sum, he was advisor to the current Prime Minister of Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski, in the period from 2007 to 2008.
- The deal was for one euro. I've done my job for about 10 months and it was decided that Macedonia will join NATO -...
If there are elections tomorrow, Putin would get 75 percent of Russian votes
If elections for head of state are held on Sunday, three-quarters of the Russians, or 75 percent, would vote for President Vladimir Putin, according to a recent survey of the Fund for Public Opinion Research (FOM).
Thus, the electoral rating of Putin has reached a new record level when, six months ago, 71 percent of Russians were ready to cast...
EU to fight “Russian disinformation”
Twenty-eight EU member states jointly decided to oppose the "Russian disinformation," said the President of the European Council Donald Tusk at a press conference.
It's still not clear what form it will take, although the most mentioned option is opening a new European TV channel in Russian language, which will be broadcast in Russia and will tell the "facts."
Leaders assigned...
Russia is building a gas pipeline in Macedonia?!
The company "Strojtransgas" of Russian businessman Gennady Timchenko started building a branch of the main pipeline Klechovce-Negotino in Macedonia worth about 75 million US dollars, reports Russian newspaper Komersant, which cites a source familiar with the situation.
It is currently working on the first stage in a length of 61 kilometers and a diameter of 508 millimeters, which will allow...
Russia announced countermeasures to EU sanctions
Moscow will "appropriately" react to the new EU sanctions imposed due to the Ukrainian crisis, said the Russian Foreign Ministry, adding that such measures won’t contribute to resolving the conflict in Ukraine.
The announcement of the Russian Foreign Ministry reads that Moscow is surprised and confused by the introduction of new sanctions and that they are contrary to common sense.
EU...
New peace plan for Ukraine is being prepared
French and German diplomats are actively preparing summit in Minsk with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, hoping to end the bloody conflict in Eastern Ukraine.
Diplomats from France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia today in Berlin are working on a peace plan, which is presented as the last chance for Ukraine before the summit in Minsk on Wednesday.
Preparations for the...
Vranishkovski visits Russian Patriarch g.g. Cyril
At the invitation of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia g.g. Cyril, as of today, Jovan Vranishkovski stays in St. Petersburg.
He will be the official guest of the Russian patriarch the entire time spent there, reads the statement.
Russian and Serbian Orthodox Church welcomed the decision to release Vranishkovski, who was imprisoned for three years.
EU continues to sanction Russia until September
Last night, at an extraordinary meeting of heads of diplomacies of 28 member states, European Union decided to continue the sanctions on Russia until September, announced EU High Representative Federica Mogherini.
Serious debate among most member states and the minority led by Greece, which opposed their continuance, preceded the voting for the continuation of sanctions, which were projected to end...
EU threatens Russia with new sanctions
Heads of state and the governments of the 27 EU Member States today announced tightening of sanctions if Russia doesn’t condemn the actions of pro-Russian forces and begin to implement the agreement of Minsk.
"We have evidence of continuous and increasingly intense Russian support of separatists, which emphasizes the responsibility of Russia," reads the joint statement, which condemned artillery attacks...
Russia assesses US sanctions as useless
Russia assessed US sanctions as useless and adds that it will respond to the measures, but didn’t specify how.
In today’s press release, Moscow says it will wait as long as it takes US to recognize the historical right to the Crimea peninsula, which this year was separated from Ukraine and annexed to Russia.
Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs today expressed...
The ruble didn’t reduce, but will slow down Macedonian export
The fall of the Russian ruble will not reduce, but will slow down the export of Macedonian companies in Russia, which, this year, according to the Ministry of Economy, registered an export increase of 35 percent.
- The fall of the ruble will affect the export of Macedonian products in the Russian Federation, i.e. there will be a slowdown in...
