Eastern Balkans in January 2026: the most important developments in security
Security news in the Eastern Balkans in January 2026 centred on the Black Sea. On 13 January drones hit three tankers there, according to sources, while Kazakh oil production fell. A commentary questioned Turkey's responsibility for Black Sea security, and on 15 January Turkey was said to be deploying jets to Estonia and Romania under NATO air policing missions.
In Bulgaria, a synagogue was vandalised with antisemitic slurs and a swastika on 20 January, and on 26 January a Bulgarian volunteer was reported killed while fighting in Ukraine.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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