2 year agoTurkish Ministry of National Defense: Upon detecting a mine off the Igneada coast, close to the Bulgarian border, the intervention was started by the SAS teams, who were transferred to the scene.
2 year agoTurkish navy on alert against stray mines in Black Sea: Defense Minister
2 year agoBosphorus closed to international transit due to possible loose mines: Turkish Navy, Coast Guard and Bosphorus Coastal Safety planes, helicopters, patrol vessels are searching for more floating mines near the northern anchorage: Transit traffic is about to resume towards Black Sea
2 year agoTurkish Ministry of National Defense: "The mine-like object detected off the Bosphorus was secured by the SAS Teams and an intervention was started to neutralize it”
French President Emmanuel Macron says that France, Turkey, Greece will carry out an "exceptional humanitarian operation" "for all those who want to leave" the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which has faced near total destruction after an unrelenting Russian bombing campaign
US Embassy in Sarajevo called out political parties whose representatives in Bosnia's House of Peoples asked for accelerated membership in the European Union but then refused to vote for the key EU reforms
Dodik after the meeting of the ruling coalition: BiH is not endangered
2 year agoŽeljko Runje, a Croatian national who sits on the board of Russia's oil giant Rosneft, has been sanctioned by the UK as part of its new anti-Kremlin measures. Runje is a known node who has facilitated encounters between Croatian and Russian officials, incl Pres Milanovic
A group of MEPs submitted questions to EU High Rep JosepBorrell in which they argued that a recent Council decision regarding the framework for introducing restrictive measures in Bosnia deviates from the Council's Sanctions Guidelines
2 year agoProtests of Serbs were held in Kosovska Mitrovica and Gracanica
A convoy of ROSU(regional operations support unit) vehicles headed towards the North of Kosovo and Metohija on the eve of the protest of Serbs
Brnabic now says Brussels deal is dead while Vulin is doing the regular warmongering. Kurti hints Kosovo intel & prosecution have identified 10 Serbian right orgs aiming to destabilize Kosovo. Like many other times, this tension might pass, but broader context amplifies risks
Tensions are increasing between Kosovo-Serbia after no deal was reached on formula allowing Kosovo Serbs to vote in Serbia elections. Top Serb judge in north is now suspended by Kosovo Judicial Council for attending Vucic's national security meeting on the crisis
2 year agoDemonstration in Sofia, Bulgaria in support of Ukraine
Baerbock: Europe should be on guard because of Russia's efforts to destabilize the Balkans
2 year agoBelgrade tonight: „Burn in hell Albright"- banner, anti NATO signs and here and there a Putin shirt and „Z" signs
Vučić: The dismissal of Serbian commanders and police officers who were in Belgrade is being prepared
2 year agoNATO leaders have agreed to do more to help Ukraine, Sec Gen Stoltenberg shares, with allies making concrete offers of assistance today in both weaponry and money. More assistance is headed to Georgia and Bosnia too, he says
Jovanovic: There is no giving up on Kosovo, that is the inalienable part of Serbia's elections in 2022
Prosecutors' findings say mystery drone that crashed near Zagreb two weeks ago had a fuse – but whether it contained explosives remains unclear
2 year agoJoint statement on Kosovo issued by France, Germany, Italy, UK and US
Vučić about the elections: We agreed to a series of meaningless things, Pristina asked for only one thing - the recognition of Kosovo
Former PM Boyko Borissov, arrested last week shortly after the EU Chief Prosecutor's visit, has said he will appeal any charges made against him
Cypriot prosecutors tell Limassol court one of four female sex workers busted in prostitution raid was recognized as trafficking victim
The Pentagon: The aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman takes part in naval exercises with France
2 year agoE U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrived at @NSA_SoudaBay
US Defense Secretary: Russian forces used brutal methods to target civilians in southern Ukraine
Bulgarian Defense Minister: We will work to strengthen military capabilities after the Russian war in Ukraine
Former Prime Minister of Bulgaria and leader of the GERB party, Boyko Borisov, has been released after being detained since last night.
Bulgaria expels 10 Russian diplomats: official
