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The Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic denied that the signing of a gas deal with Moscow on the weekend was connected to the country’s refusal to impose sanctions on Russia. “There is no sign of equality” between the low gas prices Serbia agreed to with Russia, and the fact that Serbia has not placed sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, Brnabic said. “Everyone who accuses us of not imposing sanctions on Russia because of the gas arrangement should be ashamed of themselves. We are not imposing sanctions on Russia out of principle,” she asserted “Sanctions do not contribute...
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Kosovo’s Chief State Prosecutor Aleksander Lumezi said the arrest warrant for Milan Radoicic, suspected of involvement in the murder of political rival Oliver Ivanovic in January 2018, had been withdrawn for “technical and tactical reasons.” Lumezi insisted that “the criminal case against [Radoicic] continues.” “This is a very serious case. Milan Radoicic was investigated in the case of the murder of political rival Oliver Ivanovic, alongside some other people,” Lumezi told Kosovo media, “There is a decision to continue investigations into him.” Radoicic is a well-connected Kosovo Serb businessman, and vice president of the Belgrade-backed, Serb minority political party Srpska...
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After intense criticism from the European Union, Serbia says it will reduce the number of flights to Russia originating from its territory. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, most European countries have suspended flights to Russia and flights involving Russian carriers. Serbia, however, has not; in fact, in the wake of the conflict in Ukraine, the mostly state-owned carrier Air Serbia almost doubled its flights to Russia, giving rise to criticism from neighboring countries that Serbia is taking advantage of the war. As early March, Air Serbia was offering 15 direct flights to Russia, up from...
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Thousands of Serb protesters waved Russian flags and carried pictures of Vladimir Putin on a march through Belgrade on Friday, arriving at the Russian embassy in a dramatic show of support for Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Facing an election next month, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic now finds himself balancing the need to retain the support of Russian-leaning citizens, while also upholding Serbia’s aspirations regarding both the EU and NATO. In fact, Vucic has been walking this balancing act for years. Serbia’s religious, ethnic and political ties with Russia stretch back centuries and, for many Serbs, the memory of NATO’s...
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Kosovo is asking the United States to establish a permanent military base in the country. At the same time, the Balkan state is requesting a faster North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership. Kosovo Pleads US for Permanent Military Base, Urges NATO for Faster Membership Balkan state Kosovo invites the US to put up a long-term military base in the country. It's also calling for NATO to speed up its membership following Russia's Ukraine invasion. The US has already deployed 635 soldiers in Kosovo to maintain peace. It's a part of NATO's peacekeeping mission. "Accelerating Kosovo's membership in NATO and having...
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The governments of Albania, Serbia and North Macedonia have finalised an Open Balkan agreement that will see businesses operating in the security and defence industries enjoy reduced customs and border procedures. The three leaders of the so-called Open Balkan initiative- Aleksandar Vucic, Zoran Zaev and Edi Rama- are set to hold their 7th summit in Tirana from 20-21 December this year to sign a deal regarding work permits issued by any of the three countries. The group has committed to removing border checks from January 2023. Neighbouring Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina have all refused to join the Open...
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New data obtained by a network of non-government organisations has revealed that more than 10,000 death certificates citing COVID-19 as the cause of death were issued in Serbia in 2020. The figure is more than three times the number publicly reported at the time. In 2020, the official website covid19.rs reported that 3,130 people had died of COVID-19 that year. In May 2021, Serbia’s Health Ministry established the Commission for the Analysis of Deaths Caused by COVID-19 to undertake a review of the numbers, with the Commission ultimately reporting a much higher death toll of 10,356 people that year. “We...
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Border tensions along the disputed Kosovo-Serbia boundary escalated over the weekend after ethnic Serbs set fire to a government office and threw hand grenades at another government building. The group was protesting a new ban on cars with Serbian license plates entering Kosovo. Drivers from Serbia are now required to use temporary printed registration details, which are valid for only 60 days upon entry to Kosovo. The populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic described the decision by Kosovo to bar Serbian car license plates as a “criminal action,” and demanded that special police from Kosovo withdraw from the Serb-dominated north. While...
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In Cetinje, Montenegro, riot police fired tear gas on protesters and dismantled barricades that had been erected in a failed attempt to curb the inauguration of the new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Cetinje health officials said more than 60 people had been injured, including 30 police officers. At least 15 people were arrested at the scene. Police spokesman Dragan Gorovic told reporters that protesters had thrown rocks, fireworks and other objects at police officers, leading to the use of tear gas by riot police officers. Montenegrin state TV RTCG showed footage of Serbian Patriarch Porfirie and Bishop Joanikije...
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Twitter has begun to label pro-government media accounts in Serbia as “state-affiliated” media. Those labelled as state-affiliated include the dailies Politika, Informer, Srpski Telegraf, Kurir, as well as three free-to-air channels like Prva TV and B92, Happy, RTV Pink’s online portal, and the news agency Tanjug. Serbia’s public broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) and Radio Television of Vojvodina (RTV) are among those also labelled as state-affiliated. The state-affiliated label appears on each of the channels’ Twitter profile page, and on Tweets sent by and shared via these accounts. These labels contain information about the country each account is linked...
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