1 έτος ΠρινUSS 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"
1 έτος ΠρινFootage 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
1 έτος ΠρινBelgrade tonight, pro-Russian demonstration
Allies are talking about lending more miltary support to non-members like Georgia and Bosnia, countries threated by Russia, NATO chief Stoltenberg says. But no final decisions today
Both Georgia and Moldova apply to join the European Union
Romanian Defense Ministry: MiG-21 crashes due to bad weather
The Pentagon: The Russians are repositioning and trying to reconsider the delay in their military operations against the Ukrainian resistance
Romanian media reporting that a Romanian MiG-21 disappeared off radar & the IAR 330 that was sent out to search for the missing MiG-21 also disappeared from radar
Today in BiH, secessionist Dodik referred to the Ukrainian defense forces as "armed gangs". Asked to distance himself from these comments by his coalition partner, HDZ chief @Dragan_Covic refused to do so.
1 έτος ΠρινThe Romanian government issued an emergency order to scrap airport and flight charges for NATO aircraft. Transport minister Sorin Grindeanu said the move will simplify military cooperation on the NATO eastern flank
Moldova will receive only €5million from the EU for hosting more than 100,000 refugees from Ukraine. A small country carrying a disproportionate burden - as the number of refugees already welcomed by Moldova has already exceeded 2% of the country's population
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has declared two Russian diplomats persona non grata. Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office Claims Diplomats Are Involved in Intelligence Activities
The Moldovan Foreign Ministry summoned the Belarusian ambassador after a map shown by Lukashenka
Turkey has warned both Black Sea and non-Black Sea countries not to pass warships through its Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits. The 1936 Montreux Convention allows Turkey to limit naval transit of its straits during wartime
Greece prohibits flights of Russian aircraft in Greek national airspace
1 έτος ΠρινSerb arrested for trying to buy Kosovo Liberation Army uniforms in Kosovo had contact with Serbian intelligence services
Romania sends fuel, helmets, ammunition, military equipment and medicines worth 3 million euros to Ukraine and is willing to take wounded in its military hospitals.
Greece's PM Mitsotakis: "10 civilians of Greek origin killed today by Russian air strikes close to Mariupol. Stop the bombing now!
Greek Foreign Ministry expresses its disgust and unequivocally condemns Russian airstrikes killing two expatriates and injuring six on the outskirts of the village of Sartana in eastern Ukraine
Turkey Bans Russia warships from entering the Black Sea. Zelensky announces move after call with Erdogan
Bulgaria closes its airspace to all Russian planes
Vučić: All citizens who go to fight in Ukraine will be sanctioned
Ankara confirms Kyiv's request to restrict the movement of Russian military ships in the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits
EU Commission President announces new sanctions against Russia, prohibiting the export of planes and equipment to Russian airlines. The new sanctions would also include energy sanctions preventing Russia from renewing refineries
EU Council President Michel says that their aim is to completely abandon Russian gas and secure other sources
The Russian military announce "planned exercises" of "peacekeepers" in the Transnistria Russian-controlled region of Moldova that borders Ukraine in the west
1 έτος ΠρινThe President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, announced after the meeting of the Supreme Security Council that the Government will ask Parliament to declare a State of Emergency in the country in the context of the war in Ukraine
According to the information obtained from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a citizen on the "Baba Son" boat was injured when Greek Coast Guard elements opened fire on the Turkish fishing boats named "Baba Son" and "Esila Liya" in the west of Karaburun in the north of Chios on February 22. The Undersecretary of the Embassy of Greece in Ankara was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today regarding the incident
A blockade of 17 main roads in Montenegro will be organized tomorrow by the same people (leaders of Dem. Front) who were sentenced for plotting to commit "terrorist acts and undermine the constitutional order of Montenegro" in 2016, together with Russian GRU operatives
