Section: Macedonian Information Agency (Macedonia)
EU summit to discuss crisis-hit Russia, economic plan
EU leaders on Thursday will discuss tense relations with Russia and punishing sanctions imposed over Moscow`s actions in Ukraine at a summit led for the first time by Poland`s Kremlin-wary former premier Donald Tusk, AFP reports. …read more Source: Macedonian Information...
Poroshenko says Ukraine finally has a real cease-fire
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that his country is finally having a real cease-fire, albeit only for a day. Speaking from Australia, where he is on an official visit, Poroshenko said that the country has had its first 24 hours without fighting and casualties in months, since the conflict between Ukrainian armed forces and pro-Russian...
Spain and Norway on top of their groups in European women’s handball championship
Spanish and Norwegian female handball teams advance to the second group stage of the European Championship, after they ended the first stage winnig three times in three games. The Championship, that is held in Hungary and Croatia, also saw Russia and Ukraine exit, after they ranked last in their respective groups. …read more Source:...
NATO warned about “wrongly assessing” Russian policy
Russia “does not want Ukraine to be split up,” NATO intelligence officials say, according to the Russian media outlet RT. …read more Source: Macedonian Information...
Poroshenko, Kerry agree on necessity of new meeting of Contact Group on Ukraine
In a phone conversation, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and US Secretary of State John Kerry agreed that a meeting of the Trilateral Contract Group on Ukraine as soon as possible will give a fresh impetus to the implementation of the Minsk agreements, the press service of the Ukrainian president said. …read more Source: Macedonian...
EU: Keep Balkans out of East-West tensions
The European Union urged Russia on Friday not to drag the Western Balkans into its deepening rift with the West over Ukraine, reflecting concern that the region risks becoming another point of East-West tension. …read more Source: Macedonian Information...
NATO calls on Turkey to join EU sanctions against Russia
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Turkey to join the economic sanctions campaign against Russia over the Ukrainian crisis. …read more Source: Macedonian Information...
Slovenian Prime Minister asks Serbia to join EU in sanctions against Russia
Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar called on Serbia to join the European Union and aligning its foreign policy toward Russia, by introducing sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. Asked by Austrian Presse newspaper if he believes that Serbia should join US and EU led sanctions against Russia, Cerar said that this decision is Belgrade’s to...
