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Russia: "Complicated" to extend the grain agreement
Extending the international agreement on grain exports from Ukraine is "complicated", says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, according to AFP. This is because, according to Russia, the terms of the agreement relating to Russian exports have not been fully met so far.
The agreement states that Russia should be able to export fertilizers, among other things, without being affected by Western sanctions, but according to Lavrov, this has not been respected.
The current agreement expires on March 18, but will be automatically extended if no party objects. The agreement has made it possible to export 23 million tonnes of grain since last summer.
A square in Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria. Dmitri Lovetsky / AP
Political situation in Moldova
Ukraine denies involvement: "Provocation from the Kremlin"
The Ukrainian security service SBU hits back against Transnistria's pro-Russian regime's claims that it stopped a Ukrainian terrorist attack, reports AFP.
In a statement, the SBU writes that all attempts by the rulers of the "fake Transnistrian People's Republic" to accuse Ukraine of terrorist plans "should only be seen as provocations orchestrated by the Kremlin".
Earlier on Thursday, the government of the Moldovan breakaway republic claimed to have stopped an SBU-led attack targeting several representatives.
Demonstrations outside parliament. Zurab Tsertsvadze / AP
Political situation in Georgia
Georgia's president pays tribute to the protesters: "Am proud"
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili hails the opposition demonstrations in the country after the announcement that the government is backing down on the criticized bill on foreign agents, writes AFP.
- I want to congratulate the society on its first victory. I am proud of the people who made their voices heard, Zurabishvili said in a televised statement.
Despite the government withdrawing the proposal, the protesters have promised to continue the protests. During Thursday evening, thousands of protesters gathered again in the capital Tbilisi.
The president of Georgia has primarily a representative role, while the government is headed by the prime minister.
Czech President Petr Pavel arrived at the ceremony with his wife. Petr David Josek / AP
Political situation in the Czech Republic
Pro-Western general sworn in as president of the Czech Republic
He is a former general and senior leader in the NATO defense alliance. On Thursday, 61-year-old Petr Pavel was sworn in as president of the Czech Republic, Reuters reports.
Pavel thus takes over from the outgoing president Milos Zeman, 78, who served two terms and, among other things, fought for the country to leave the EU.
Zeman has been a controversial president, according to AP. Among other things, he has singled out migrants as Islamists, joked about killing journalists and tried to bring the country closer to Russia and China.
Petr Pavel, according to the reporting, stands for other values and the change of power is welcomed by his supporters who, among other things, met at the castle in central Prague where the ceremony was carried out.
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