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BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday announced a $3 billion deal to buy 12 French warplanes, in a move that shifts his country away from its dependence on Russian arms. Macron called called the deal “historic and important,” and said it demonstrated Serbia’s “strategic courage.” “The European Union needs a strong and democratic Serbia at its side …

German foreign minister visits Bosnia, urges Western Balkans join EU in face of Russian aggression

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Moscow ally Serbia cracks down on antiwar Russians living in the Balkan country

Elena Koposova, shown in her house in Rogaca, Serbia, on Feb. 13, signed an open letter denouncing the Russian invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago. Russian pro-democracy activists in the Balkan country now say at least a dozen recently faced entry bans or had their residency permits revoked on grounds that they pose a threat to Serbia’s security. “I …

Moscow ally Serbia cracks down on anti-war Russians living in the Balkan country

ROGACA, Serbia — When Elena Koposova signed an open letter against Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she didn’t expect a backlash in her newly adopted home state of Serbia. Russian pro-democracy activists in the Balkan country now say at least a dozen recently faced entry bans or had their residency permits revoked on grounds that they pose a threat to …

US imposes new sanctions over Russian oil price cap violations, Kremlin influence in the Balkans

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on firms and ships that used American service providers to carry Russian crude oil in violation of the multinational price cap — and imposed another set of sanctions on a group of Balkan people and firms tied to Kremlin influence in the region. Treasury’s Office of Foreign …

Russian anti-war activists hold protest after activists face entry, residence problems in Serbia

BELGRADE, Serbia — Pro-democracy Russians in Serbia protested Sunday after two prominent anti-war activists and critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin said they faced problems with entry and residence permits in the Balkan country. Russian antiwar activists experiencing here in Serbia recently,” Nikitin said. Volokhonski said he believed the refusal by the authorities to extend his stay in Serbia “is …

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Ukraine news from July 1: Foreigners sentenced to death by a Russian-backed separatist court in eastern Ukraine launch appeal, Russian state media reports. 1 Jul 2022 - 11:14 GMT Kremlin: Putin told Modi Russia is reliable supplier of grain, fertiliser, energy Russian President Vladimir Putin told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Russia is still a reliable producer and supplier …

German chancellor promises to help the region reinvigorate its long-stalled membership campaign, a move aimed at fending off Russian influence. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised to help the Western Balkans reinvigorate its long-stalled campaign for European Union membership, a move aimed at easing regional tensions and fending off the influence of rival powers, such as Russia. Speaking alongside Kosovo …

Much has been said and written about Russia’s proverbial “gas weapon”. The argument goes that high dependence on Russian natural gas makes nations in East and Southeast Europe think twice before they consider making any move against Moscow. Case in point: the “incredible” deal Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Serbia, which many believe ensured Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s re-election. On …

BELGRADE, Serbia — Well before Russian tanks and troops rolled into Ukraine, Vladimir Putin was using the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s to ostensibly offer justification for the invasion of a sovereign European country. Putin’s arguments, repeated several times since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, appear to follow this line: If different ex-Yugoslav republics and the former Serbian …

Time for Bosnia to ‘get rid of Russian influence’: Analysts

There is now an opportunity for vulnerable countries like Bosnia to shake off Russian influence and take steps to join NATO, analysts say. The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell echoed this concern on Monday, saying, “We’re worried that there could be more conflicts… that something might happen again in the Balkans.” Bosnia, Kosovo and Serbia are the only countries …

Serbia’s pro-government media said Monday Nikolai Patrushev, the powerful secretary of the Kremlin’s Security Council, is due to arrive in Belgrade in the coming days for talks with Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic Belgrade, Serbia: With all eyes on a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending his top security envoy to the Balkans where Moscow has …

BELGRADE, Serbia — With all eyes on a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending his top security envoy to the Balkans where Moscow has been trying to maintain influence mainly through its ally Serbia, according to reports. “There’s information that mercenaries are being recruited in Kosovo, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina to knock Russia out …