Member states of the Council of Europe

The State Department said on the occasion of the decision of Montenegro, Bulgaria and North Macedonia not to allow the overflight of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's plane on the way to Belgrade, that they, as sovereign states, "made sovereign decisions on airspace, reflecting Europe's determination to hold Russia "accountable" for the attack on Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to Serbia has been cancelled after countries around Serbia closed their airspace to his aircraft, a senior foreign ministry source told the Interfax news agency on Sunday.
"Those reports are accurate," a high-ranking source in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Interfax today.

They fled the war in Bosnia, only to be sent back by Montenegrin police and die at the hand of Bosnian Serb forces. Thirty years later, will a new leadership in Montenegro seek justice?

Moscow is already paving the way for the conquest of Moldova, the British Times writes, adding that the invasion of the former Soviet republic could take place on May 9. According to the British edition on May 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin may declare recognition of the independence of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic.

Turkey is a popular holiday destination for Russians and Ukrainians. The war in Ukraine threatens to dash Turkish hopes of a post-pandemic recovery in the vital tourism sector.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that his nuclear forces were on alert sparked outcry in the West as the invading troops faced stiff resistance on Feb. 28. 

"Bulgarian Posts" temporarily suspends the acceptance of postal items for Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and Russia from February 26, 2022. This was announced by the press center of the company.

The reason is the military action in Ukraine and the cancellation of flights of airlines.

/BTA

Follow Novinite.com on Twitter and Facebook

Polish soldiers of the Territorial Defence Force with food at a reception point for refugees from Ukraine established at the train station in Przemysl, southeastern Poland, 25 February 2022. About 29,000 people crossed Poland's border with Ukraine over the past 24 hours, with thousands declaring themselves as war refugees, the National Security Department said.

Perceptions of the EU as North Macedonia's biggest ally fell sharply from 43.2 per cent in 2019 to 13.1 per cent in 2021, the compared results of two surveys published by the Skopje-based think tank, Institute for Democracy - Societas Civilis, show.

The statement reads that the Government of the Republic of Serbia sent an invitation to the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, to address today's session, at which the situation in the region and Ukraine will be discussed.
The sessions will also be attended by directors of public companies.