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Russia has announced the expansion of its tactical nuclear weapons exercises, initially launched in the Southern Military District, which encompasses the Black Sea Fleet and territories occupied in Ukraine. This extension now includes personnel from the Leningrad Military District, situated along the borders of Norway, Finland, Poland, and the three Baltic states.

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Turkish, Romanian and Bulgarian forces will commence operations to remove mines from the Black Sea under an agreement ratified earlier this year, the Turkish ambassador to Romania has announced.

Bulgaria will assist Ukraine by exporting electricity and equipment for its energy companies, according to acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, who is representing Bulgaria at a conference in Berlin. Bulgarian companies are also prepared to contribute to the restoration of housing and roads in Ukraine.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric spoke by phone with Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg on Tuesday to inform him of the current state of affairs in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and the worrying position of Kosovo-Metohija Serbs, who he noted faced pressure and coercion by Pristina and unbearable living conditions created through Pristina's unilateral acts.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Tuesday the recent European Parliament elections had demonstrated there were major differences among the national policies of EU member states and that the citizens of those states wanted a slightly different policy at the level of European institutions.

The preliminary results of the vote for the 50th National Assembly in Bulgaria indicate a significant lead for the GERB party in many regions across the country. According to data provided by the Central Election Commission (CEC), GERB is dominating in various areas, including Blagoevgrad, Burgas, and Varna, where it holds a convincing lead.

TRIESTE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said on Friday in Trieste the truth was on Serbia's side and that, while the UN General Assembly resolution on Srebrenica might be technically legal, it was essentially illegitimate as the majority of UNGA member states had not voted for it.

Turkey plans to establish its own marine parks in the Aegean Sea, a Turkish pro-government daily newspaper has reported.

Daily Sabah quotes an anonymous Turkish official who stated that Turkey's Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry plans to map out its own marine parks in the region, in response to Greece's decision to create a marine park in the Aegean.

Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Giorgos Kotsiras spoke about improving Greece's image abroad and the ministry's actions to highlight opportunities in Greece to the youth of the diaspora, at the conference "Demographics 2024 - National Priority" on Thursday.