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Less than a third of Ukrainians have stated their support for the policies of the current government, according to a research conducted by Pew Research Center, quoted by Financial Times.

The European Union highly appreciates the Serbian government because of the successful economic reforms it is putting in place, says Michael Davenport.

The head of the EU Delegation to Serbia made this statement during a meeting with Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade on Tuesday.

Two Russians taken prisoner near Schastye in eastern Ukraine have been charged with terrorism, announced an adviser to the Security Service of Ukraine.

Bulgaria's Chief of Defense Vice Admiral Rumen Nikolov has said security services will be able to tell whether the developments in Kumanovo, Macedonia were an incident or followed "someone's scenario".

Vice Admiral Nikolov has made the comment in reference to the attack in Kumanovo, northwestern Macedonia, which claimed the lives of 8 police officers.

KIEV - Jadranka Joksimovic, Serbia's minister without portfolio responsible for EU integration, is taking part in the International Conference on Support for Ukraine in Kiev on Tuesday, where, on behalf of the Serbian government, she is granting one-off assistance for the persons that have been displaced as a consequence of the armed conflicts.

BELGRADE - Over 233,000 skiers visited Serbia during the ski season, which is 40 percent more compared to the previous season, says Dejan Ljevnaic, CEO of the Ski Resorts of Serbia public enterprise.

Romania's anti-corruption prosecutors have indicted the former minister and presidential candidate Elena Udrea.

She faces charges of accepting bribes and abuse of power from 2010 to 2012 while she served as tourism minister. Udrea is accused of of accepting bribes worth 1.8 million euro.

Turkish Stream "could be extended to Austria"

MOSCOW -- Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak said on Tuesday that the planned Turkish stream pipeline "could be extended all the way to Austria."

This would happen via Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, and Hungary, he explained.

BELGRADE - It is very important for Serbia to open the first chapters in accession negotiations with the European Union as soon as possible and it expects Italy to support these efforts, President Tomislav Nikolic said during a meeting he had with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Belgrade Tuesday.

President Petro Poroshenko has signed into law a bill to increase the number of Ukraine's armed forces personnel to 250,000, including 204,000 military servicemen, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Wednesday.