... Balkan states themselves.
Ekaterina Entina, Dejan Novakovic:
Negotiations on Kosovo 2019 — Opportunities and Limitations for Russia
Long-term Scenario of a “Package” Settlement
The “spontaneous” territorial organization designed for the Balkan ... ... scenario would mean the following territorial exchange:
—
“Great” Albania
: the Republic of Albania, most of Kosovo, part of Macedonia, part of Serbia (Bujanovac and Presevo), Ulcinj part of Montenegro;
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“Great” Serbia
: the Republic of Serbia,...
... McCain’s tour of the Balkans by John McCain, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Forces and a harsh critic of everything Russia-related. His visit to Montenegro took place a day after Trump ratified the protocol on joining this country to NATO. It ... ... Montenegro, there are two more countries that have chances to join the Alliance: Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the Republic of Macedonia. The status of the former is still under consideration, until the authorities settle issues of ownership of certain ...
... percent Macedonians, 25 percent Albanians) and its remoteness from the sea, the country has a stable economy (inflation is at 2.8 percent and
annual GDP growth
is at 3.2-3.4 percent), strong national currency, and a good investment climate.
In 2012,
Russia and Macedonia signed an agreement
on a visa-free regime, and the opportunities offered by the country gained a presence in the Russian information space. Despite the ensuing surge in interest, the countries saw turnover fall from $151 million in 2011 to
...
