Medinsky Slams NATO’s Rutte, Suggests History Book to Clarify Ukraine's Past

The Russian presidential aide suggested sending the NATO Secretary General a history textbook to teach him that "Ukraine did not exist in the 12th century."

Bulgarian MEP: FYROM Derides Bulgaria's Culture and History. -FYROM once again attempts a gross historical manipulation

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia continues to deride Bulgaria's culture and history, said Bulgaria's MEP Andrey Kovachev on his website.

His comment was prompted by the information that the (FYROM) Film Fund is sponsoring with half a million euro a film on the last king of the First Bulgarian Kingdom, Samuil.
"Judging by the available information, FYROM would once again attempt a gross historical manipulation and will try to suggest that Tsar Samuil is a "[FYROM]/Macedonian" king, in line with the current stance on Skopje", Kovachev wrote.

Bulgarian Ex-Presidents Slam F.Y.R.O.M. Blockade

Three former presidents of Bulgaria have criticized recent moves to oppose setting a start date for EU accession negotiations with FYROM.
The three ex-Presidents made their criticisms known following Tuesday's decision of the European Council for General Affairs.
This adopted a Bulgarian proposal tabled by Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov, delaying giving a start date for talks with FYROM.