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Ukraine studying Croatia's experience in reintegration of occupied territories
Ukraine is studying Croatia's experience in de-occupation and reintegration of occupied territories which was discussed during the second meeting of the Ukrainian-Croatian working group on cooperation chaired by the Deputy Head of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine, Vasyl Bodnar and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia, Zdravka Bušić.
The ress-service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported that the representatives from both countries discussed the prospects of …
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Croatian president invites Putin to Zagreb
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović told Russian news outlet Kommersant in an interview that she has invited her Russian colleague Vladimir Putin to come to Zagreb on a state visit.
“I invited him to come when I was in Sochi last year (on an official visit in October 2017), and repeated the invitation in Moscow. This would be the first state visit of a Russian president to Zagreb, and I think that now is the time for it. We are looking forward to receiving Vladimir Putin,” the Croatian …
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Ukraine responds to Croatia’s alleged complaints about MiG-21s
Ukrspetsexport refutes the information that appeared in the media that the Croatian Ministry of Defense has brought claims against them because of poorly repaired MiG-21 fighters, and the very appearance of information is considered a manifestation of unfair competition from Russia.
“To date, there is no official claim or complaint from the Croatian Ministry of Defense to Ukrspetsexport. And we are forced to state the fact that the appearance of untrue information is due only to unfair …
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Ukrainian President thanks Croatia for sharing its experience in reintegration of uncontrolled territories
Ukrainian President and Croatian Prime Minister satisfied with the work of the working group on Zagreb’s experience with the reintegration of occupied territories
President Petro Poroshenko and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković are satisfied with the work of the bilateral working group studying Croatia’s experience in the reintegration of temporarily occupied territories, as reported on the Ukrainian President’s website, following a meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of …
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Croatian Prime Minister has offered Ukraine Zagreb’s expertise to retake Donbas
Croatia has practical experience in armed conflict on its territory from the 1990s that can be used to resolve the situation in Ukraine, said the country's Prime Minister, Andrej Plenkovic, while presenting at the UN General Assembly on Thursday. "We have this unique know-how and extensive expertise. This is a useful complementary contribution to the international community's efforts in similar situations, such as with the implementation of the Minsk Agreements in Ukraine, where we can draw …
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Russia expresses concern over cooperation between Ukraine and Croatia on return of occupied territories
Russia is concerned about contact between officials from Ukraine and Croatia regarding the issue of the return of occupied territories, as stated in a commentary by the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) regarding a recent visit to Ukraine by a Croatian delegation headed by Vesna Škare-Ožbolt, who led the process of the peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danube region.
"Judging by the information available in the media, the subject of ‘ …
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Russia dissatisfied with exchange between Ukraine and Croatia on best practices for the integration of occupied territories
The Russian Foreign Ministry believes that Croatia's plans to share its experience of peaceful reintegration of occupied territories with Ukraine will not contribute to the settlement of the conflict in the Donbas. The Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of Information and Press stated this in comments connected with statements on the revitalization of the Croatian working group on cooperation with Ukraine.
"We have paid attention to the statements made at the level of the heads of …
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Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow did not supply Croatia with S300 surface-to air missile in the 1990s
Russia did not supply the S-300 surface-to-air missile systems (SAM) to Croatia in the 1990s, bypassing the arms embargo imposed by the UN, as stated by the Deputy Head of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Artem Kozhin. The text of his statement is published on the official website of the Ministry.
Kozhin commented on reports which appeared in the Croatian media stating that Russia supplied the SAM to Croatia. In particular, on April 13th Croatian …