Analysis with journalist Sead Rizvanović and report from the Zelensky’s visit to the summit in Tirana
The guest in this edition of Labyrinth is fellow journalist Sead Rizvanović, with whom we analyzed the military situation, as well as potential hotspots such as the Transnistria region in Moldova. Rizvnovic says there is a real threat of the war spilling over. Labyrinth was also in Tirana to follow the first visit of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Balkans. The summit organized by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was attended by all Balkan leaders, as well as the President of Moldova, Maya Sandu. The President of North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski, said in a short statement that everyone is there to confirm their support for Ukraine. The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, who is the only leader in the region who refuses to impose sanctions on Russia, also stopped briefly. Although we insisted on an answer, Vucic in his style (didn't) answer the question. A Declaration in support of Ukraine was also signed, in which several terms were changed at the request of the Serbian president.
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Kalach: It is unlikely that Netanyahu will be arrested
Legal analysis of the decision of the International Criminal Court and the proceedings in front of the Macedonian courts.
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and three Hamas leaders. What this means, who would arrest Netanyahu, and where he is safe from criminal prosecution, we talk to lawyer Yasmin Kalach. Kalach does not believe that the Israeli prime minister would travel to countries that are signatories to the Rome Statute to avoid being detained. Israel's argument that this decision equates both sides is untenable, the lawyer believes, and says that the court made such a decision because it is not selective. Meanwhile, Spain, Ireland and Norway have recognized the Palestinian state.
We also discussed the two legal processes currently underway in Macedonia: the detention of Supreme Judge Georgiev for taking a bribe, as well as the extradition of the double murder suspect Palco and the start of his trial. Watch the full analysis.
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Kurti faces two scenarios – Coalition with the opposition or with minorities
Labyrinth in Kosovo
Albin Kurti’s party, Self-Determination, received the most votes in Kosovo’s regular parliamentary elections. These are the first regular elections since Kosovo’s independence in 2008. The current prime minister will have to form a coalition if he wants to retain the prime minister’s office. Analysts we spoke say that Kurti has two options, either a coalition with the opposition or with minorities. Negotiations are just beginning. In the campaign, which passed peacefully, the focus of politicians was mainly on ethnic issues, while the focus of the people, however, is on real social problems such as the economy, emigration and corruption. We talk to journalist Vjosa Cerkini in Pristina about all these issues, as well as about Kosovo’s international relations under the leadership of Albin Kurti. In Mitrovica, we spoke with political analyst Nexhmedin Spahiu, and in North Mitrovica, we asked citizens what they think about these elections.
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Kravchuk: Our goal is for Putin to understand that we will not be a "gray zone" between NATO and Russia
Interview with the Ukrainian MP Yevheniia Kravchuk, who was also an observer of the elections in the United States
How and will the Victory Plan of the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, be implemented? What does Trump's return to the Oval Office mean for Ukraine? We talk about these topics with the Ukrainian MP, Yevheniia Kravchuk, who was also an observer of the elections in the United States. The MP firmly believes in Ukraine's victory and says that her country has worked hard to produce its own weapons in the past three years, but she still expects the allies to continue supporting Ukraine. We also discussed Ukraine's desire to join NATO, as well as possible high-level negotiations and possible participation of the Russian Presiden,t Vladimir Putin in the next peace conference.
