2 year ago.@SecBlinken spoke Monday with the #Bucharest9 abt Russia's "destabilizing military buildup along Ukraine's border" & "the need for a united, ready, and resolute NATO stance for the collective defense of Allies" per @StateDept
Today @SecBlinken and @MevlutCavusoglu discussed "the importance of continued coordination" regarding the threat of Russian escalation in Ukraine, according to @StateDeptSpox
2 year agoActivist Miran Pogačar in Novi Sad called on those gathered to organize next week and go to Loznica
2 year ago.@MarineNationale's @navalgroup built Aquitaine class frigate (FREMM frégates multi-missions) FS Auvergne D654 transited Bosphorus towards Mediterranean after 19 days in the Black Sea, carrying Aéronautique Navale's NH Industries NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (reg:19 c/n1341)
Kosovo authorities declared a UN mission employee from the Russian Federation "persona non grata"
2 year agoOn Tuesday, Jeffrey Hovenier was sworn in by @UnderSecStateP Victoria Nuland as the new U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo
2 year agoThe Los Angeles-class Submarine USSAlbany, operating in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, conducts a brief stop for personnel near Limassol, Cyprus
Serbia expects to receive additional gas volumes from Russia in January-February 2022, Vucic said.
Navigation suspended in the Bosphorus Strait due to the disruption of a 70-meter-long ship
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 27 km S of Pýrgos, Greece
Former President of Moldova Igor Dodon said he became a suspect in a criminal case and could be accused of embezzling $12 million
2 year agoIndication that USNavy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) will visit NSA Souda Bay as 2 Tugs, 1 Fire Fighting Vessel from Piraeus and 1 Tug from Katakolo heading towards Souda
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 - 15 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece
Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 - 30 km S of Fry, Greece
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 11 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 31 km S of Fry, Greece
Vucic and Putin discussed energy over the phone, the Russian President assured that, according to the agreement, Serbia will have enough gas in winter, Vucic's press service said.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that he plans to hold telephone talks with Putin and ask for additional gas volumes for Serbia.
2 year agoUSS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) arrived in Piraeus, Greece for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 24, while operating in the USSixthFleet area of responsibility
2 year agoA bomb was found in the package left in front of the AKP building The cardboard box left in front of the AKP district building in Istanbul, Zeytinburnu, on Tuesday night, alarmed the police. The mechanism turned out to be a timed and cluster bomb. Searching for 1 person in connection with the incident
4 migrants die, others are missing after their boat wrecks off the coast of Greece
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov hopes that “The West will not turn Balkans into another frontline of confrontation with Russia”, threatens that moves to take Ukraine into NATO could lead to big military conflict in Europe
2 year agoU.S. F-15s landed in Campia Turzii, Romania, to operate side by side with Italian, Romanian allies to protect & safeguard allied airspace recently. This deployment enhances relationships & improves interoperability with allies in the Black Sea Region
A former mayor, municipal directors and heads of private companies were arrested this morning in Kosovo over alleged illegal construction of villas at a tourist resort in Brezovica
A crowd of several hundred people protested against the OpenBalkans initiative and the presence of Serbia's Vucic in Albania. The crowd tore down and burned a Serbian flag. Serbian PM Brnabić: "The protests certainly had support from Belgrade"
Traffic through the Bosphorus is stopped due to a tanker accident
2 year agoDual US-Bosnian citizen charged with providing material support to ISIS 31yo Mirsad Hariz Adem Ramic of Bowling Green Kentucky -alleged to have attended an ISIS training camp in Syria- was deported from Turkey to the US last week, per @TheJusticeDept
2 year agoWhile the students were holding a forum at Boğaziçi University, a large number of detention vehicles were brought in front of the campus gate. Students made a statement after the forum: "We will build the path to the life we deserve together.
2 year agoUkranian Air Force Ilyushin IL-76MD 76697 airborne from Kosovo
2 year agoNew week, new lows. Turkey Lira plunges to another All-time low after Erdogan says Islam demands lower rates. Now down 57.4% YTD
