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Dragan Janjic: Gathering of people intended for domestic public, rather than for Putin (TV N1)

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Editor of BETA news agency, Dragan Janjic commenting on gathering of citizens to welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin in Belgrade yesterday, said it was a manifestation intended for domestic public, rather than for Putin. “This was a manifestation of power, while authorities want to present it as the manifestation of support,” Janjic said. “And the […]

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Why America Is Blind to Serbia’s Bright Future (The National Interest)

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Belgrade offers many opportunities that the Washington foreign-policy establishment appears unwilling to recognize. Vladimir Putin’s visit to Belgrade on January 17 poses an interesting question—are China and Russia making inroads into Serbia due to Washington’s neglect? See at: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-america-blind-serbias-bright-future-41832

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BIRN Urges Russian Leader To Release Journalists (Balkan Insight)

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As Vladimir Putin visits Belgrade, BIRN journalists have used the occasion to call on the Kremlin leader to release imprisoned journalists in Russia and respect human rights. BIRN journalists in Serbia on Thursday displayed banners asking Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had arrived in Belgrade, to release imprisoned journalists in Russia and to respect human […]

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Serbia, Russia ink over 20 agreements on future cooperation (B92, Serbian media)

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Serbia and Russia on Thursday signed over 20 agreements, memorandums, accords and protocols on future cooperation. The documents were signed after a meeting of Serbian and Russian delegations headed by Presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Vladimir Putin, during the Russian leader’s visit to Serbia on January 17. Rosatom CEO Aleksei Likhachev and Serbian Minister for Innovations […]

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Human Rights Watch 2018: Serbia/Kosovo

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Last year Serbia recorded slight improvement in human rights protection, while the journalists remained unsecured and human rights activists were regularly exposed to online threats, the Human Right Watch (HRW) said. In the part of the report dealing with Kosovo HRW said journalists faced threats and intimidation too, while criminal proceedings regarding crimes against them […]

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Putin, Vucic on Kosovo issue (B92, Tanjug, Serbian media)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said during his visit to Serbia that “the Russian position on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija is known.” “We are in favor of a solution in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1244,” Putin, whose country does not recognize the unilateral declaration of Kosovo’s independence made by ethnic Albanians […]

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120,000 Serbians welcome Putin in Belgrade (B92, Serbian media)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin finished his one-day visit to Serbia on Wednesday evening with a visit to the Temple of St. Sava in Belgrade. A huge crowd of people, estimated by police to be about 120,000 strong, gathered in front of this Serbian Orthodox church to welcome him, carrying a banner reading, in Russian and […]

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Church in Gojbulja village broken into (Radio kontakt plus)

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Unknown persons broke into the Serbian Orthodox Church in the village of Gojbulja, Vucitrn municipality, damaged an entry door and stole a small amount of money, Radio kontkat plus reports, referring to Kosovo police report. According to the police report, Kosovo Serb reported the case yesterday, while the incident took place between 13 and 17th […]

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UNMIK Headlines 18 January

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• Haradinaj and Hahn focus on EU agenda, do not mention tax (dailies)
• Thaci: There is no signed agreement with Serbia (RFE)
• Haradinaj reiterates: No one can take land from Kosovo (media)
• In Belgrade, Putin accuses Kosovo of stirring tensions (dailies)
• Ahmeti: Putin’s visit shows urgent need for region’s democratization (Bota Sot)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina expect Kosovo to lift import tax (Koha/Zeri)
• Government denies it is negotiating tax removal with Bosnia (Koha)
• Shala: Tax to be lifted when reasons for its introduction are eliminated (Zeri)
• Isufi: Measures against Serbia should increase (Epoka)
• Apostolova, O’Connell meet LDK leader Mustafa (Zeri)
• Konjufca: Thaci, the least transparent person (T7)
• Secret procedure for funds allocated for Specialist Chambers (Koha Ditore)
• OSCE: In ten years, 34 women died as a result of domestic violence (Koha)

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