French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had made “a historic and fundamental error” in deciding to invade Ukraine. In an interview with French regional media, Macron noted that Putin had “isolated himself” and the rest of Russia as a result of the historic sanctions imposed by world leaders. “I think,… Continue reading Macron says Putin made ‘historic and fundamental’ error by invading Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will pay a visit to the Western Balkans next week. Deutsche Welle reported that Pristina will be the first stop on Scholz’s tour of the Balkans on June 10. According to the spokesman of the German Chancellor, Wolfgang Bichner, among other things, a visit is planned by Scholzi to the German… Continue reading Scholz to visit Kosovo on June 10
The European Union on Friday blacklisted Russian military commanders who it said led troops involved in atrocities in Ukraine, describing them as the “butchers” of Bucha and Mariupol. Its latest sanction list also included Alina Kabaeva, whom it described as “closely associated” with President Vladimir Putin, although he has denied they are romantically linked. The… Continue reading EU blacklists “butchers” of Bucha and Mariupol in latest Russia sanctions
Prime Minister Albin Kurti participated in a panel discussion within the “GLOBSEC” forum in Slovakia. Other guests on the panel were EU Envoy Lajcak, Montenegrin President Djukanovic, Macedonian Prime Minister Kovacevski and the British Envoy to the Western Balkans, Stuart Peach. Kurti said today at the Bratislava Forum that in the process of negotiations with… Continue reading Kurti: We are more offended by the non-acceptance of crimes by Serbia, than the non-recognition of the state
The Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo, Glauk Konjufca, at the end of this month will travel to Hague to visit the former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army. The news was confirmed by his chief of staff, Ilir Kërçeli. I believe he will make the visit at the end of June. “We will travel… Continue reading Konjufca to meet former KLA leaders in Hague
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email to executives seen by Reuters. The message, sent on Thursday and titled “pause all hiring worldwide”, came two days after the billionaire told staff to return to… Continue reading Elon Musk wants to cut 10% of Tesla jobs
Ukrainian Prosecutor-General Iryna Venediktova, who is overseeing multiple war crimes inquiries in her country, says an investigation is ongoing in the forcible deportation of children to Russia as she looks to build a genocide indictment against Moscow. Venediktova told Reuters in an interview published on June 3 that Ukraine already has “more than 20 cases… Continue reading Ukraine probes deportation of children to Russia as possible genocide
Kosovo Police announced that they have arrested a Serbian citizen, on suspicion of war crimes. The notification of the Kosovo Police states that the detainee is suspected of having committed crimes against the civilian population in Kosovo in the period 1998-1999 in the village of Gurakoc in Istog. Further details about this case are not… Continue reading Kosovo arrests a serb citizen suspected of war crimes
Former Minister of the Government of Scotland, Margaret Curran, through a reaction on her official twitter profile, wrote about her recent visit to Kosovo. Curran says that in every country he has visited, people have thanked the United Kingdom and Tony Blair for NATO intervention in Kosovo, an intervention that has saved many lives. Curran… Continue reading Curran: Everywhere I went in Kosovo, people thanked the UK and Tony Blair for intervention
