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Dimitar Kovačevski: Can North Macedonia finally join the EU?

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North Macedonia's Halo on Ukraine

I'm interested in North Macedonia's stance on Ukraine because you have neighbors for example Serbia which have a traditionally warm relationship with Moscow. Why do you see it as so much in your interest to be so strong in support of Kiev? We are not the biggest country on the Balkans but on the contrary and that is why we have always protected the values of free democracy. But Russia traditionally has a strong diplomatic presence in the Balkans it has leverage in the Balkans. Are you sure you want to make an enemy of Moscow by sending T-72 tanks to Ukraine? So all the decisions which we have made have been made with decisions of the government and they have been publicly stated.

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