โ๐ช ๐ญ๐ท NEW: The Croatian Ministry of Defense has unveiled plans to scale its Armed Forces to approximately 20,000 professional soldiers and 50,000 reserve members by the year 2030.
โก๏ธ Defense Minister Ivan Anuลกiฤ noted that Croatia is currently the only country in the region enforcing mandatory military service.
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โ๐ฌ๐ท POLITICO: Greeceโs left-wing former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras launched a new political party [...] that he hopes will unite the countryโs splintered opposition amid nationwide frustration over the political establishment and its corruption.
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Kpler data shows May Urals imports at 161,000 barrels/day, down from 302,000 barrels/day a year earlier.
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โ๐ง๐ฌ /๐ช๐บ POLYMARKET: Bulgariaโs prime minister calls on the EU, not others, to lead peace talks with Russia over Ukraine.
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โ๐ง๐ฌ NEW: Authorities in Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, and Dryanovo declared a state of emergency after heavy rainfall caused the Yantra River to overflow, submerging downtown areas, flooding homes, and sweeping away vehicles.
โก๏ธ The Bulgarian military was placed on standby to assist emergency services with potential evacuation and rescue operations.
โน๏ธ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.
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โ๐ง๐ฌ /๐ท๐ด /๐บ๐ธ /๐น๐ท /๐บ๐ธ NEW: Personnel and military equipment will be transported via the national road and rail networks between May 26 and June 13 in connection with the upcoming tactical live-fire exercise Strike Back 26, the Bulgarian Defence Ministry said on Monday.
โก๏ธ The exercise will take place at the Koren training area and will involve units from the Bulgarian Army, Romania, the United States, Turkiye, and the NATO Multinational Battlegroup.
โน๏ธ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.
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โ๐บ๐ธ โ ๐ธ๐ฎ NEW: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has issued a sharp warning to outgoing PM Robert Golob, stating that Ljubljana's low defense expenditures jeopardize alliance cohesion.
โก๏ธ According to a report by Slovenian outlet 24ur, Rutte noted in a formal letter that the country's persistent defense gaps "undermine our collective security," in a move characterized locally as a severe diplomatic blow to the nation.
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โโ๏ธ๐บ๐ธ /๐ง๐ฆ NEW: Former US Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Michael Murphy stated that Bakir Izetbegoviฤ, leader of the country's largest Bosniak party, told American officials during the 2021โ2022 constitutional reform negotiations that he could accept the partition of the state.
โก๏ธ According to Murphy, Izetbegoviฤ justified this by noting that the resulting Bosniak territory would be roughly the size of Slovenia.
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๐ท๐ด #Romania - ๐ท๐บ #Russia: A Russian Geran-2 drone struck an apartment building in the city of Galaศi earlier this morning during a wave of drone attacks towards Ukrainian cities.
Two people were reportedly injured in the incident and taken to hospital, with the impact followed by an explosion and a fire breaking out inside an apartment on the 10th floor of the building.
Romaniaโs Ministry of Defence (MApN) later stated that despite two F-16 fighter jets and a military helicopter tracking the drone when it passed towards the Romanian border, it eventually "disappeared" from radar. The ministry added on later that the drone could have been shot down, but officials allegedly "chose not to" intercept it in order to avoid causing further damage during the interception process.
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Two people were reportedly injured in the incident and taken to hospital, with the impact followed by an explosion and a fire breaking out inside an apartment on the 10th floor of the building.
Romaniaโs Ministry of Defence (MApN) later stated that despite two F-16 fighter jets and a military helicopter tracking the drone when it passed towards the Romanian border, it eventually "disappeared" from radar. The ministry added on later that the drone could have been shot down, but officials allegedly "chose not to" intercept it in order to avoid causing further damage during the interception process.
(via Libertatea & Digi24)
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โ๐ฒ๐ฐ /๐ท๐ธ WATCH: A pro-Serbia demonstration was held in Kumanovo, North Macedonia, organized to voice support for Serbian President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤโs policies in the Balkans.
โก๏ธ Following the event, the Macedonian opposition accused the government of driving the country into a closer alignment with Belgrade and being secretly behind the orchestration of the march.
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โ๐ฆ๐ฑ /๐จ๐ญ NEW: Politicians of Albanian origin in Switzerland have voiced strong opposition to a Swiss People's Party (SVP)-backed initiative that aims to cap the national population at 10 million ahead of a referendum on June 14.
โก๏ธ Recent polling indicates the controversial measure holds around 52% support, highlighting a deeply divided public as the vote approaches.
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โ๐ท๐ธ /๐ง๐ฌ WATCH: World-famous tennis champion Novak Djokovic shared a video online dancing with his daughter to the song "Bangaranga" by Dara.
โก๏ธ The clip has quickly gained traction across social media platforms and Eurovision fan communities.
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