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Dimitrov: We do not need hundreds of monuments to be proud Macedonians
“The Macedonia I represent, is a more mature Macedonia. We do not need hundreds of monuments on Skopje Square to be proud Macedonians. This Macedonia approaches its neighbours without prejudice and fear”, said Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov in an interview with the regional television “H1”.
Regarding the name dispute, Dimitrov said that during his recent visit to Athens, progress...
Moscow’s reaction to Guardian’s article: USA and Soros want to blame others for the crisis
The article that was published by the British newspaper Guardian and Macedonian media about the occurrences in the last few years in Macedonia and the alleged interference of the Russian Federation represents a clumsy attempt to transfer the responsibility for the deep crisis in the country, reacts the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
-The findings that Moscow is financing...
“The Guardian”: Russia has been working for a decade to distance Macedonia from NATO
Russian spies and diplomats have been involved in a nearly decade-long effect to spread propaganda and provoke discord in Macedonia as part of broader efforts by the Kremlin to increase its influence all across the countries in the former Yugoslavia and to stop them from joining NATO and to pry them away from western influence, writes British newspaper "the...
Xharra: The crisis in Macedonia is a result of the clash between Russia and the West
The situation in Macedonia is a result of the conflict between West and Russia, concludes journalist and editor in chief of “Zeri,” Arbana Xharra in her commentary published at “zeri.info.”
Xharra thinks that Albanians, with the help of their Western allies, regardless if they are an important part of the electorate in Macedonia, are being used by Macedonian politicians....
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...
Russian MFA: EU, NATO and US shamelessly continue to put pressure on Ivanov
Outside interference in the internal affairs of Republic of Macedonia is taking extreme forms, said today’s statement of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which accuses the European Union and NATO of putting unprecedented pressure on the president of Macedonia.
"The EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini,...
Moscow: EU and NATO want to impose the Platform in order to destroy Macedonia
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today expressed its concern regarding the situation in Macedonia and noted that the political crisis in Macedonia has further deepened, due to outside interference into the country’s internal affairs.
In a statement via "Twitter" by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Skopje, it stated that with active assistance the EU and NATO are...
Vitaly Churkin, the diplomat who brought the decree that Russia recognizes Macedonia
The Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, who died suddenly yesterday in New York, in 1992 was a representative of Moscow who brought the official decree with which the Russian Federation officially recognized Macedonia under its constitutional name.
At that time, from June 1992 to October 1994, Churkin was then the Russian Deputy to Foreign Minister Andrey Kozyrev. According...
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...
The West is forcing Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina to join NATO, says Nikolai Patrushev
The Security Secretary of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev last night said that a stable course for a further expansion of NATO has been set and which strives to drag Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina by force to join the Alliance.
In an interview for “Rossiyskaya Gazeta,” he said that there are ongoing efforts to move elements of the American global...
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...
The “Open Society” Foundation is undesirable in Russia
The Russian Prosecutions Office today determined that the George Soros Foundation "Open Society" and the "OSI Asistens" foundation are not welcome in Russia. When the Prosecutions Office specified the reasons behind the decision, they simply said they pose a threat to the constitutional order of Russia.
A spokeswoman, Marina Gridnjeva for the Prosecution said the decision was made based on the request of...
Tusk: We all should remain calm, with cool heads
President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, called for calm after Turkey, a candidate for European Union membership, took down a Russian war jet on the Syrian border.
"In this dangerous moment, after the crash of the Russian plane, we all need to have cool heads and calm remain calm," wrote former Prime Minister of Poland on...
Putin: The stability of Macedonia is in Russia’s interest
The Russian president Vladimir Putin said that the Kremlin is closely following the situation in Macedonia and that Macedonia's stability is in the interest of Russia.
Putin in Moscow today received credentials of 13 new ambassadors, including the Macedonian diplomat Goce Karajanov.
- Deep historical roots, cultural and spiritual closeness, that's what connects Russia with the Republic of Macedonia. We closely...
Moscow is concerned by the attack on the sentry in Goshince
The attack on the sentry in Goshince is proof of continuous ethnic tensions in the region, announced the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"The situation is primarily affected by the serious lack of rule of law and security in Kosovo, which is an obvious consequence of the failure to resolve the Kosovo problem as a whole. Also, the more frequent...
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.
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