US European Command

The United States military has undertaken a significant interception operation, intercepting and destroying over 80 attack drones and at least six ballistic missiles aimed at Israel from Iran and Yemen, as confirmed by the Pentagon on Monday.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with US European Command (EUCOM) Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy Maj-Gen Daniel T Lasica in Belgrade on Wednesday.

Vucic thanked Lasica for the rational, temperate and professional actions of KFOR troops.

Two B-52 bombers operating from the Moron Air Base in Spain were detected circling over southern Bulgaria. These are 60-0026 (NOBLE41) and 60-0056 (NOBLE42?). Both have nuclear potential (but do not carry nuclear bombs), reported BGNES.

The US Embassy in Athens has bolstered the Hellenic Police's defenses against the coronavirus with a donation of masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment.

Monday's donation, which included 15,000 gloves and 8,200 face masks, was personally delivered by US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt to the chief of the Hellenic Police (ELAS), Lieutenant General Michael Karamalakis.

The accident in which a Canadian paratrooper died happened during a parachute jump on Monday evening near the village of Cheshnigirovo, close to Plovdiv in central Bulgaria, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.

The three survivors have been hospitalised at the Sveti Georgi University Hospital in Plovdiv and have no life-threatening injuries, the ministry added.

Washington needs a "coherent strategy" for the Eastern Mediterranean, where "tectonic shifts" are taking place, two experts have written in an op-ed in Newsweek, advising "deeper cooperation with Greece."

Amid continuing fears about cyber threats to democracy, the US is deploying so-called "cyber warriors" to a number of friendly countries in Eastern Europe include Ukraine, Montenegro and North Macedonia, to help them resist attacks.

The US is ramping up the pressure on Turkey, a NATO ally, over its decision to purchase S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia.

WASHINGTON, DC - Fans of diplomatic history realize the importance of dates: They mark milestones, turning points, make-or-break moments. Those who follow Turkey are keenly aware that a new era in the country's diplomatic history is taking shape before us. March 4 and 5, 2019 are sure to become important dates in this new diplomatic history.

The top US commander for Europe says he would recommend the United States not sell its high-tech F-35 fighter jet to Turkey, if Ankara moves ahead with plans to buy a Russian missile defense system.