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It is not true that Western elite had long been preparing the war in Ukraine
Tank row in surburban Kyiv. Photo: Wikipedia
Back in December 2021, Western leaders called upon Russia to calm the tensions and promised to support Ukraine in case of any kind of threat from Moscow. On 24 February 2022, Russia – not the Western elites – performed complete military invasion in Ukraine and started a war of terrifying consequences for the...
Kremlin’s False Narrative: “NATO Is Fighting Russia to the Last Ukrainian” Continues
NATO neither started the military invasion, nor does it have troops in Ukraine. Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022 and Ukraine, as an independent country, has the right to defend itself and use available means of assistance from its friends. NATO is sending military aid to Ukraine without being a party to the war. The post manipulates that Ukraine...
Military service is voluntary for women in Ukraine
The post disinforms that NATO is pushing Ukraine to fight to the last Ukrainian. This narrative undermines thousands of soldiers in Ukraine, including patriotic defence actions carried out to defend themselves from Russian aggression. It is not true that no more men are left so Zelenskyy is “sending women to be killed on the front”. Women voluntarily serve and...
The West did not mislead Russia and Ukraine to go to war at their own peril, but Ukraine is defending itself against Russian aggression
Ukraine and Russia are not “mislead by the West to go to war at their own peril”, as the post claims, but Ukraine as a sovereign state, recognized member of the UN is a victim of the aggression of neighbouring Russia for officially annexing its territory. Ukraine is fighting for liberty, i.e. it is defending its independence, and Russia...
Turkey did not decide to leave NATO and the consulates were not closed because of the earthquake
We assess the post fact-checked as untrue. It is not true to claim that the earthquake was a geologically produced attack, that the diplomats were withdrawn due to the earthquake and that Turkey decided to leave NATO. As far as the false claims related to Covid vaccines and pandemic are concerned – as mentioned by senator Diana Iovanovici –...
People in North Macedonia aware about disinformation, but counteracting this evil requires great efforts
The main actors in the process of counteracting the effects of the disinformation should be the institutions that are tasked with the creation of media policies, but also the media outlets and the journalists. Still, a systematic approach, with participation of several other factors is essential, said researcher Gjorgji Mitrevski at "The Situations and Challenges Related to the Influence...
Metamorphosis Foundation conference: Disinformation can contribute to destabilization of North Macedonia
The disinformation is directed against our Euro-Atlantic orientation; in particular, since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, North Macedonia is target of disinformation whose aim is to incite anti-Western sentiments among the citizens of North Macedonia and to promulgate hazy alternatives for the EU and NATO. Due to its potential to undermine the strategic orientation, the disinformation...
UK led, NATO Paratroopers to conduct training in North Macedonia
Since the 24th of March, soldiers from eight NATO states have started to arrive in North Macedonia for Exercise SWIFT RESPONSE 22; an allied airborne forces exercise, part of a wider series of exercises taking place all over eastern Europe.
1,800 Paratroopers from the UK’s 16 Air Assault Brigade have come to North Macedonia to conduct training alongside seven other...
Bujar Osmani: Our country is in coordination with NATO and EU countries to prevent Russian disinformation in North Macedonia
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, in an interview with Portalb.mk says that disinformation and propaganda are tools of war and that the Government treats them as such. He says that the state has difficulties in preventing the daily mass penetration of disinformation in the creation of public opinion. According to him, the fight against...
Defense Minister of North Macedonia: We are not sending soldiers to Ukraine
There is a decision for sending aid in the form of equipment and arms to Ukraine, in accordance with their requests, but this country hasn’t made a decision to send soldiers. There will be no such decision, said Defense Minister of North Macedonia, Slavjanka Petrovska, during the celebration of the Macedonian Army Special Forces Battalion Day. She said that...
Portalb: Distorted statement by Russian official instills fear of a “Great war”
Conflicts of great powers, especially the threat of war are always a media topic that affects readers and produces a lot of clicks. On the other hand, if such information is sensational, unsupported by arguments, misrepresented and hyperbolized, it is detrimental to quality journalism. In the text we are analyzing, the public statements of the Russian official are distorted...
Following Eastern Europe, Russia is requesting withdrawal of NATO forces from Bulgaria and Romania
Russia’s request for the withdrawal of NATO forces (foreign troops, weapons and equipment) is not only for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe but for all countries that were not members of NATO in the period before 1997. The security guarantees that Russia is seeking from NATO also apply to Romania and Bulgaria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
MPs unanimously ratified the NATO accession protocol
With 114 votes in favor, the Parliament adopted the Law on Ratification of the North Atlantic Treaty. The Law has a delayed action and will enter into force as soon as Spain ratifies the Protocol for Macedonia's accession into NATO.
The President of the Parliament Talat Xhaferi said that our road to NATO as seen through the prism of...
Germany gives green light for the country’s entry into NATO
The German Bundestag has ratified the NATO Membership Protocol for the country. Germany became the 16th nation from the 29 member states that has formalized joining the largest military-political alliance in the world.
The German Government is convinced that the accession of the Republic of North Macedonia to NATO will contribute to the security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area.
The...
Norway ratifies Protocol for country’s accession to NATO
Norway has ratified the protocol for the country's accession to NATO.
"We have less than half of the member states," Dimitrov wrote on his Facebook profile.
Norway is the 15th of the 29 NATO member states that has ratified the Protocol for membership of North Macedonia in NATO.
Pendarovski: I will insist on reforms of the security and intelligence services in accordance with NATO standards
As President of North Macedonia, bearing in mind my responsibilities for the security and intelligence services, I will insist on thorough reforms in accordance with the highest NATO standards, said President Stevo Pendarovski at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
"As a country, we remain committed to contributing to the preservation of global peace and stability, the fight...
IRI: A majority of citizens are more orientated to the West
Residents of the country, as well as residents of Serbia and BiH, do not feel like they belong to neither the East or the West, but largely prefer western alliances, a new survey by the International Republican Institute (IRI) showed.
However, people are happier for further greater engagement with the West, which connects the population in the Western Balkans to...
ARM General Staff: First flight of Greek aircraft over Macedonian airspace was successful
Two fighter jets from the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority carried out to successful flights at a height of 1.5 kilometres over the airspace of the country this morning, ARM General Staff told "Meta".
Otherwise, the patrol had been previously agreed with Greece, with a precise time, place of entry and exit, route and height. Information that the patrol was taking...
In Washington, the country received new assurances of support for NATO
Thankfully, we have strength in numbers. NATO has grown to include 29 nations. This year, we’re preparing to welcome the 30th, North Macedonia, said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, welcoming the fact that the documents for ratification of the Protocol for Membership of the Republic of North Macedonia to NATO was submitted to the US Senate last week.
Macedonian...
Ministry of Defense makes corrections to competition, NATO essay can be written in Albanian
The Ministry of Defense has made corrections to the competition for high school students who were asked to write an essay, in Macedonian and English, titled "NATO and I", marking the occasion of the 70th anniversary since the creation of NATO and before the accession of North Macedonia into the military alliance, reports "Portalb.mk ".
The competition initially envisioned the...
