—🤝🇷🇴/🇺🇦 NEW: Oana Toiu says Romania is prepared to contribute to the reconstruction process of Ukraine and implement relevant cross-border projects to the benefit of both countries.

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—🇷🇸 NEW: Restoration works progress at Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos.

The Dohija building, damaged in a past fire, has been fully restored, with Igumanarija repairs nearing completion. Structural consolidation of the southwest rampart wall began in 2024, alongside infrastructure upgrades. Plans for 2025 include rebuilding the treasury and adding a storage depot to protect priceless manuscripts, icons, and artifacts.

📰 Source: Office for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, Government of the Republic of Serbia

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—❗️🇷🇸/🇹🇷 UPDATE: Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić stated that if Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan considers the attack on Sarajevo as an attack on Turkey, then Serbia has the right to regard any attack on Banja Luka as an attack on Serbia.

“The Republic of Srpska is our highest national priority,” Dačić concluded.

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗️🇷🇸/🇺🇸 URGENT: Bosnian media report that Republic of Srpska President Milorad Dodik met in Montenegro with US presidential envoy for special missions Richard Grenell amid the escalating Bosnia crisis after Dodik’s verdict.

🔗 The National Independent

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It's fine to talk about helping Ukraine, but Oana Țoiu from USR seems to forget that Romania has its own responsibilities especially towards the Romanian communities living in Ukraine. These people are being stripped of their mother-tongue schools, and even churches have been taken away from them by force. Yet none of this was a priority in her campaign. All we heard was "Ukraine, Ukraine." Maybe she forgot she's a Romanian politician, not a Ukrainian one. USR should focus on protecting Romanian interests first that includes our people across the border and national concerns like the Canal bistroe.

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—🇽🇰 NEW: Dua Lipa is now officially a Kosovar.

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has issued a presidential decree granting Lipa Kosovar citizenship.

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