February, 2023

• 7 February

  Poland relocates its Patriot missiles to Warsaw

  

  Poland has moved its Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to a military airfield in western Warsaw where they will remain for the time being as part of the training of Polish troops, according to Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak. Poland’s purchase of two MIM-104 Patriot batteries produced by American Raytheon company is …

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• 7 February

  Immigration: the Balkan route stops in Trieste

  

  The government and associations are at odds with dealing with the recent sharp increase in migrant crossings, like the fivefold increase in Trieste between 2021 and 2022, with the first favouring expulsions while the other advocates for greater redistribution across the country. On 3 January, the prefect of Trieste, Annunziato …

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• 7 February

  Austrian FM defends Russian participation at OSCE meeting

  

  Russian delegates should not be excluded from participating in the upcoming OSCE assembly meeting in Vienna, said Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg after parliamentarians from 20 OSCE countries urged his government last week to bar Russian diplomats from attending. The meeting will be held in Vienna on 23-24 February, exactly …

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• 7 February

  ‘Not an exercise’: Sweden deploys Patriots in strategic port

  

  The Swedish Defence Forces deployed the advanced Patriot air defence system around the strategic Southern harbour of Gothenburg on Monday to see how it would respond to a crisis in the low likelihood Sweden is attacked. This is the first time the American Patriot air defence system – capable of …

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• 7 February

  Ukrainian refugees are becoming a burden to the Baltic states

  

  Every conflict, including this one in Ukraine, always leads to refugees. Considering the size of Ukraine, it is not surprising that a large number of Ukrainian refugees are in Russia and in Europe. Ukrainian refugees were the topic of an interesting online conference, where you could hear very interesting information …

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• 7 February

  Over 5,000 killed by quake in Turkey, Syria as rescues continue: Live Updates

  

  The magnitude 7.8 earthquake was felt most strongly in Turkey and Syria, but reached as far as Iraq, Egypt and other countries in the region. Turkey has appealed for international help for rescue efforts. Two massive earthquakes hit Turkey’s southern region on Monday leaving more than 5,000 people dead in …

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• 7 February

  How will Turkey’s killer earthquakes impact the country’s politics?

  

  The mood of the public could very well shift against Erdogan and the AKP if their response to the earthquake is not swift. The full extent of Monday’s massive earthquakes that ripped through southern Turkey and neighboring provinces in Syria won’t be known anytime soon. Seismologists say they are the …

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• 7 February

  How Russia Decides to Go Nuclear

  

  Deciphering the Way Moscow Handles Its Ultimate Weapon Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, there has been a near-constant debate about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear arsenal—and what he might do with it. The United States has repeatedly warned that a flustered Russia may actually be willing to use …

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• 7 February

  Iran’s Hard-Liners Are Winning

  

  How Months of Protest Forged an Even More Intransigent Regime Over the past five months, a wave of protests has rocked Iran. Young women calling for an end to the compulsory headscarf have been joined by students, laborers, and professionals demanding individual rights, political reform—and even, increasingly, an end to …

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• 7 February

  Šta je “sveti” Sava govorio o islamu i poslaniku Muhammedu

  

  Ko je bio “sveti” Sava?: “Sveti” Sava ili po rođenju Rastko Nemanjić bio je najmlađi sin začetnika dinastije Nemanjića i brat prvog srpskog kralja, Stefana… …Stefana je krunisao i pokatoličio rimski papa Honorije III 1217. godine. Tome se usprotivio sam Sava kao i veliki dio svećenstva, jer je Sava nastojao …

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