Russia invites Albania, North Macedonia to join the Eurasian Union


The invitation to join the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) has been addressed to Albania and North Macedonia by Russia’s Permanent Representative to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, during the Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona, Italy on Friday. Albania and North Macedonia will find understanding sooner within the EEU than in the EU, the Russian diplomat noted. …

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Russian comedians make hoax calls to Zaev (Video)


Famous Russian comedians, Vladimir Kuzencov and Alexei Stolarov have published two materials containing hoax calls made to Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev. One of them pretended to be Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko and the other, NATO’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg. These materials were all over the news today in North Macedonia, but the …

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Mystery still surrounds alleged Bulgarian link to Skripal case


Mystery continues to surround allegations of a link between the March 2018 poisoning attack on former Russian intelligence officer Sergey Skripal and the April 2015 poisoning of Bulgarian weapons industry businessman Emil Gebrev. The link, according to claims by the website Bellingcat, takes the form of Sergey Fedotov, an officer of Russian military intelligence GRU, …

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BRIMA survey suggests that citizens of North Macedonia are divided over issues of foreign policy


Citizens of North Macedonia are divided regarding the foreign policy of the four superpowers: USA, Russia, China and European Union. This is suggested by an opinion poll conducted from 22 November to 6 December by BRIMA agency, part of Gallup International. Respondents have replied that the US, Russia and China’s foreign policy is a threat for …

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Bazdnikin: We have not interfered in the country’s internal affairs


Russian Ambassador Sergey Bazdnikin extended Thursday condolences for the victims of Wednesday’s bus accident in the opening remarks at the event on the 25th anniversary from the establishment of diplomatic ties between the Russian Federation and the Republic of North Macedonia. Speaking in Macedonian, Ambassador Bazdnikin said the history of relations between the two countries …

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Zakharova: Name solution should be acceptable for both sides


The name issue should be solved in a way that is acceptable both for Skopje and Athens, said Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Thursday. Zakharova told a press briefing that western countries have interfered in the name settlement with the only objective of getting Skopje into NATO. “Russia recognized Macedonia …

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MMoFA replies to Russia’s MoFA: The Prespa Agreement doesn’t interfere with interests of third parties


Responding to the Department of Information of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its commentary on January 14th in connection with the adoption of the amendments to the Macedonian Constitution, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release on Tuesday. MoFA regretfully notifies that despite such burning problems across the globe, the Department …

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Dimitrov: Being part of NATO does not mean bad relations with Russia


The West needs to improve its relations with Russia, but this is only possible if the situation in Ukraine changes, said Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov in an interview with the German newspaper Welt. “In the long run, we must weaken tensions between the West and Russia and strengthen co-operation with it. Of course, the …

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Macedonian Foreign Ministry reacts against comments made by Russian Foreign Ministry on constitutional amendments


Foreign ministry in Skopje has issued a statement following the reaction of the Russian Foreign Ministry regarding the voting of the constitutional amendments concerning the name deal by parliament in Skopje. The full statement: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia categorically rejects the allegations and qualifications presented in the comment published …

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Russia only accepts the Republic of Macedonia, not North


Russia does not accept the name change. Following the vote in Parliament through the Russian Embassy Twitter account, ​​Russia sent a message that it recognized Macedonia under its constitutional name and did not change that attitude. “Russia has recognized Republic of Macedonia under its constitutional name more than 26 years ago and does not change …

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Bugajski: Moscow sees new Russian stronghold in Skopje


American analyst Janusz Bugajski says that Skopje is the new Russian stronghold on the Balkans, and the Kremlin counts on Macedonia to become the new Republika Srpska entity. “If Macedonia’s path to Western institutions is blocked, national tensions will rise in the entire region. The Kremlin will invest additional energy to threaten the fragile democratic …

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Zaev – Bazdnikin: There is potential for better economic cooperation and trade exchange


Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met Friday with the new Russian Ambassador to Macedonia Sergey Bazdnikin, wishing him success in advancing the relations between the two countries. Zaev voiced belief that Bazdnikin, as his predecessor, would successfully work on the development of the bilateral relations, the government said in a press release. The meeting focused on …

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NATO: If Russia was your friend, it would have welcomed the referendum


Brussels – Following accusations from Russia that a decision is being imposed from outside on citizens in Macedonia over the NATO membership and the Prespa agreement, the alliance said that if Russia was indeed a true friend of Macedonia – and it would have stood behind the referendum. -This is a domestic issue. It is …

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