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Russia threatens UN veto against Macedonia name change
By EUobserver
Russia has threatened to use its UN veto to block Macedonia's name change in a deal with Greece, after a Macedonian referendum on the accord failed due to low turnout. "Macedonian voters opted for boycotting the decisions" and Russia "as a permanent member of the UN Security Council is closely following the developments", its foreign ministry said. The name deal was meant to see Macedonia join Nato next year.