🇹🇷❌🇪🇺❗️ — The Strasbourg court on Tuesday condemned Turkey, as it did in 2019, over the situation of the businessman, an opponent of Erdogan, who not only remains in prison but also received a life sentence in 2022.

▶️In a social media post published on Tuesday evening, Mehmet Ucum accused the ECHR of having "political motivations" in its decision and stated that such decisions "have no value for Turkey."

▶️According to the presidential advisor, the rulings are prompting the country to reconsider its status as a party to the European Convention on Human Rights.

▶️"All parties involved must know that if decisions against Turkey continue to be issued for political purposes, this situation will be inevitable," Ucum said, adding that if this point is reached, "the collapse of the ECHR system will also be inevitable."

▶️The presidential advisor warned the European court and the European Parliament's rapporteur for Turkey, the Spaniard Nacho Sanchez Amor, that "they should know their place."

—🇺🇳/🇧🇦 UPDATE: The International Residual Mechanism said on August 29 that it still cannot determine when Ratko Mladić’s body will be released, as the investigation into the circumstances of his death remains ongoing.

➡️ The delay postpones any funeral in Serbia and leaves its format unresolved, after the justice minister spoke of state and military honours while President Aleksandar Vučić later left the arrangements to the family without directly confirming that protocol.

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🏳️ 🇧🇦 The Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Belgrade told TASS that Mladic has been denied medication in The Hague after his family refused euthanasia.

—🇳🇱/🇧🇦 NEW: Dutch authorities have concluded their initial procedures following Ratko Mladić’s death, confirming that no criminal investigation will be opened and no autopsy will be conducted.

➡️ Separately, the UN International Residual Mechanism is continuing its own inquiry into the circumstances of his death.

➡️ The Mechanism remains in contact with Mladić’s family over the transfer of his remains but has not said when the body will be released, leaving funeral arrangements in Serbia pending.

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—🇷🇸/🇺🇳 UPDATE: Serbian Justice Minister Nenad Vujić said Belgrade has asked the UN Mechanism to clarify whether its investigation into Ratko Mladić’s death will examine the medical and palliative-care protocols used during his final stage of life.

➡️ Vujić said reports by Serbian doctors had questioned aspects of the treatment and called for scrutiny of whether relevant palliative-care standards were followed.

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—🇪🇺/🇷🇸🇧🇦 NEW: European Parliament rapporteur for Serbia Tonino Picula said the participation of Serbian government representatives in Ratko Mladić’s funeral would show the extent to which Belgrade’s authorities identify with his crimes, calling for an “adequate” EU response.

➡️ The European Commission has separately warned that any glorification of convicted war criminals contradicts fundamental European values and has no place in the EU or candidate countries, putting the controversy increasingly in the context of Serbia’s accession process.

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—🇷🇸❌🇪🇺 NEW: Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić accused Europe and the region of applying “double standards” over Ratko Mladić’s funeral, pointing to former Bosnian Army commander Rasim Delić, who was buried in Sarajevo in 2010 with full military honours and in the presence of senior state officials despite an ICTY war-crimes conviction.

➡️ Vučić has not confirmed that Mladić will receive official state honours, but his remarks defend the possibility of a prominent ceremonial funeral amid mounting regional criticism.

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—“This shows just how divided and dysfunctional Bosnia and Herzegovina is,” he added.

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—🇨🇿/🇧🇦 NEW: Sparta Prague fans paid tribute to General Ratko Mladić during the derby against Slavia Prague, displaying a banner reading "RIP General" alongside a Serbian flag.

🔗 Based Serbia

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—🇲🇦/🇪🇸 Morocco strengthens military presence near the Strait

➡️ Morocco is continuing work on a military facility on Mount Gurugú, overlooking Melilla, reportedly intended for drones and missile systems, while reinforcing its north with additional radar and air-defence capabilities, according to EL ESPAÑOL.

➡️ The buildup comes as Rabat and Washington deepen military cooperation under their 2026–2036 defence roadmap.

➡️ EL ESPAÑOL, citing intelligence sources, says the US is expected to provide Morocco with additional ships, radars, drones and advanced military equipment, although public US documents do not confirm that these systems are specifically intended to strengthen Rabat’s position in the Strait of Gibraltar.

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—🇹🇷/🇬🇷/🇮🇱 NEW: Turkish analysts and media are increasingly portraying Greece’s new €3 billion “Achilles Shield” agreement with Israel as part of a broader Greece-Cyprus-Israel security alignment directed at Turkey.

➡️ Signed in Tel Aviv on Monday, the deal will provide Athens with a multi-layered air and missile defence network based on Israeli systems.

➡️ Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis added to Ankara’s concerns by saying in parliament that Greece’s strategic alliance with Israel safeguards the country against the “Turkish threat” and other threats.

➡️ The deal comes amid Athens’ wider military modernisation programme and longstanding Greek-Turkish tensions in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.

🔗 Mario Nawfal

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—🇲🇩❌🇷🇺🇲🇩 NEW: Moldova has accused Russia of violating its sovereignty by planning 16 polling stations in Transnistria for Russia’s Duma elections.

➡️ Chisinau says it only authorized one polling station at the Russian Embassy, not additional sites in the breakaway region.

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—🇷🇸❌🇺🇳 WATCH: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic revealed today that former KLA terrorist organization leader Hashim Thaçi will receive “some kind of guilty verdict, just to cover time in pretrial detention,” but will be found not guilty of the most serious crimes against Serbs.

🔗 The National Independent

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