Dubrovnik

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed optimism about the possibility of peace in Ukraine, suggesting that steps could be taken to end the conflict by 2025. Speaking at the Ukraine-Southeast Europe meeting in Dubrovnik, Croatia, he stated that the current battlefield situation provides a "chance" for progress.

Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday warned the risk of the Russia-Ukraine war spreading is greater than ever, and that the use of nuclear arms and weapons of mass destruction in the conflict cannot be ruled out.

He made the remarks at the Ukraine-Southeast Europe summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

DUBROVNIK  - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he had pointed out at a Ukraine-Southeast Europe summit in Dubrovnik the necessity of respect for the UN Charter and adherence to that principle, but not only when it suited some countries.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will attend a Ukraine-Southeast Europe summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on Wednesday, the presidential press office has announced.

The first two summits of the format were held in Athens in August 2022 and in Tirana in February 2024.

A trilateral meeting between Türkiye, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia will take place at the foreign ministers' level this weekend, according to diplomatic sources.

Linked to last Roman Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos

Two US Air Force B-52 bombers will fly over the Balkans later today in a show of commitment to NATO allies amid heightened tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Thousands of people have signed a petition against the eviction of a 17-year-old stray cat from its home outside a historic palace in Croatia's tourist hotspot, Dubrovnik.

Anastasia spends her days in front of the 14th-century Rector's Palace in the Old City and is a favorite with locals and tourists.

Through 65 works of European and Albanian artists painted over the centuries, the life and work of Skanderbeg are recreated and revealed.

The artists portrayed his figure using a variety of materials, from paper to polymarble. This exhibition also consists of manuscripts, maps, engravings, lithographs, paintings, sculptures, mosaics, coins, medals and postage stamps.

View of the burning city of Dubrovnik, in Croatia, in November 1991, after air raids and artillery attacks by the Yugoslav Army. Photo: EPA/PETER NORTHALL