SKOPJE, Macedonia: Bulgaria has waded into a 25-year-long dispute between Greece and Macedonia regarding Macedonia's name, saying that issue also concerns Bulgaria.
Macedonia and Greece are in a renewed push to resolve their dispute. Greece objects to its northern neighbor using the name, saying it implies territorial claims on its own province of Macedonia. One solution being discussed is to add a qualifier such as "new," ''upper" or "north" to the name.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said Friday after meeting with his Macedonian counterpart Gjorge Ivanov that any name agreed on with Athens should not include "a geographical qualifier that is related to the territory of Bulgaria." He did not explain further.
The historical territory of Macedonia included lands that are now in Greece, Bulgaria and the country that calls itself Macedonia.
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Bulgaria wades into Macedonia name dispute
Bulgaria wades into Macedonia name dispute
Over 150 Ukrainian drones repelled overnight: Russian state media
- On Tuesday, the two sides are set to begin another round of diplomatic negotiations backed by the United States
MOSCOW: Russia repelled more than 150 Ukrainian drones overnight, Moscow’s defense ministry told state media on Tuesday, as Kyiv steps up its counterattacks ahead of talks in Geneva.
“Overnight, air defense forces destroyed 151 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, as well as over the Black and Azov Seas,” the ministry reported.
In Russian-annexed Crimea, Sevastopol governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said two dozen drones were shot down during “one of the longest attacks in recent times.”
“Unfortunately, there were injuries. According to preliminary information, one child was wounded,” he posted on Telegram.
On Tuesday, the two sides are set to begin another round of diplomatic negotiations backed by the United States, after two previous rounds of talks mediated by the White House yielded no breakthroughs.
While Russia occupies around one-fifth of Ukraine, Kyiv has recently made battlefield advances, recapturing 201 square kilometers (78 square miles) between Wednesday and Sunday last week, an AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War shows.
“Overnight, air defense forces destroyed 151 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, as well as over the Black and Azov Seas,” the ministry reported.
In Russian-annexed Crimea, Sevastopol governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said two dozen drones were shot down during “one of the longest attacks in recent times.”
“Unfortunately, there were injuries. According to preliminary information, one child was wounded,” he posted on Telegram.
On Tuesday, the two sides are set to begin another round of diplomatic negotiations backed by the United States, after two previous rounds of talks mediated by the White House yielded no breakthroughs.
While Russia occupies around one-fifth of Ukraine, Kyiv has recently made battlefield advances, recapturing 201 square kilometers (78 square miles) between Wednesday and Sunday last week, an AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War shows.
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