2 year agoDuring the meeting between the Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar and the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin, the importance of further increasing the cooperation between the defense industry and military education was emphasized.
2 year agoPresident awarded the Presidential Military Medal to the Ukrainian contingent of @NATO_KFOR which is completing their 23 year mission in Kosovo to return and defend their country
EU Commissioner for Energy: The electricity grids of Ukraine and Moldova have been successfully synchronised with the Continental European Grid. This will help Ukraine to keep their electricity system stable & lights on. It is a historic milestone for our relationship – in this area, Ukraine is now part of Europe
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 16 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece
Major anti-corruption operation in Kosovo: 48 border police officers (including commanders) from two border crossings with Albania were arrested & charged after a year-long surveillance by the prosecution, police inspectorate & intelligence agency
Slovenian soldiers could be deployed to BiH, Defence Minister says
2 year agoAccording to local journalist, an UAV crashed in northern Romania, at Dumitra, approximately 10km away from Bistrita, where I am now. He says it is an Orlan-10 type drone made for the Russian military. No announcement made by authorities yet
Israel's Foreign Ministry @IsraelMFA officially condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and called for an end to the attacks
Croatian minister of defense confirms the Soviet-era drone that crashed close to Zagreb "contained explosives." A black box will soon determine its place of origin. It flew through Romania and Hungary before landing in Croatia — all 3 are NATO countries
Vučić in Busija: Serbia should not join NATO, it has its own army
2 year agoThe effects of the war are coming to us now, millions of women and children are seeking refuge. For them we must be strong now. Everyone needs to step up - both within the EU and internationally - @ABaerbock in press conference with @nicupopescu
2 year agoBanja Luka, the capital of the Bosnian entity of Republika Srpska. Night wolves support Russian aggression against Ukraine
2 year agoRAF Typhoons CAP mission over Romania
Hungarian Airforce intercepted the drone - fighter jets followed it trough Hungarian airspace - they did not shot it because they considered it was harmless - Hungarian Foreign minister said of a 6 tons military drone that crashed near Zagreb
VP Harris, in Romania, says, "We will defend every inch of NATO territory"
2 year agoPresident Zoran Milanović said on Friday that a drone that fell in a Zagreb suburb on Thursday night was a serious incident and that an investigation was underway, however, the assessment is that the event was not directed against Croatia
2 year agoUnidentified flying object crashing in the capital of Croatia. Object that fell looks like a part of an aircraft engine. Crater is 3m wide and 1m deep
It's propaganda
Lavrov to a Turkish reporter after the meeting: "We are not planning to attack other countries. We didn't attack Ukraine, either
Kosovo decided to abolish visa regime for Ukrainians to ease the entrance of potential war refugees to the country. Last week, Kosovo pledged to shelter up to 5,000 refugees and allocated funds for sheltering 20 Ukrainian journalists
2 year agoPresident Zelensky decided to recall Ukrainian peacekeepers - from all missions in the world. Together with the equipment
EU ambassadors are now discussing the EU accession application by Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. it will likely end with the ams asking the European Commission on an assessment of the trio
Elysee Palace: In a conversation with Vučić, Macron welcomed Serbia's clear position on the war in Ukraine
Dodik: We respect the integrity of Ukraine, but we are not ready for sanctions against Russia
2 year agoMoldova: Moldovan President Maia Sandu announced after the meeting of the Supreme Security Council that the government would ask the Parliament to declare a state of emergency in the country in the context of the war in Ukraine
2 year agoEUFOR military convoy en route to Sarajevo
2 year ago.@SecBlinken: The U.S. has given the "green light" to NATO countries if they choose to provide fighter jets to Ukraine, one day after President Zelensky made a plea to members of Congress to provide them during a Saturday Zoom call"
Ministry of Defense: Cruise missile that targeted Vinnytsia were launched from the vessel in Black Sea, their trajectory was through Transdnistria
2 year agoUSS Harry S. Truman in North Aegean Sea. In the background Samothrace and Imvros islands
Blinken during press conference this morning with Moldovan President Maia Sandu confirmed that the US is "looking actively" at the question of Poland providing fighter jets to Ukraine, and how the US "should be able to backfill should Poland provide those planes"
2 year agoFootage of additional EUFOR HMMWVs headed into Sarajevo. Even with the arrival of an additional 500 troops, EUFOR remains under-manned but there appears to be a shift to greater co-op with BiH Armed Forces which is sensible
