Vucic: Aleksandar Vucic is the strongest point of resistance against an independent Kosovo without compromise (KoSSev, TV Pink)
Serbia’s internal state – primarily when it comes to the opposition, is the result of foreign services’ attempts to complicate Serbia’s position on the issue of negotiations – the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic said last night on the Hit Tvit talk-show on Belgrade based TV Pink. During his guest appearance on Pink TV, Vucic […]
Read More →Russian ambassador pens op-ed, US counterpart “blocked” (B92, Politika)
The development of Russian-Serbian ties in the new year will certainly be determined by visit to Serbia by the Russian president, planned for January. Russian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Chepurin wrote this in an op-ed published in the Belgrade daily Politika. According to Chepurin, Vladimir Putin’s visit promises to be dynamic and effective. “Comparing positions […]
Read More →Vucic discusses Putin visit with ambassador (N1)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Russia’s Ambassador in Belgrade Alexander Chepurin to discuss preparations for the announced visit to Serbia by Russian President Vladimir Putin. A statement from the president’s cabinet quoted Vucic as saying that “it is a great honour for Serbia to play host to the President of Russia once more”, adding […]
Read More →Russian, Serb, Israeli leaders take part in Moscow ceremony (B92, Tanjug)
Serbian and Russian presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Vladimir Putin and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu laid wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. The three leaders previously attended the Victory Day military parade in the Russian capital, organized every year on May 9 to mark victory over fascism in the Second World War. […]
Read More →Stop Poking the Russian Bear (The National Interest)
Western intrusion into traditional Russian spheres of influence, areas under the sway of Moscow for three centuries or more, represents a highly provocative and destabilizing policy. Note: this article is part of a symposium on U.S.-Russia relations included in the September/October 2017 issue of the National Interest. War between Russia and the West seems nearly […]
Read More →Vecernje Novosti: Vucic, Putin talk about threats coming from Albanians (B92)
Attempts to create a “Greater Albania” have been a topic of conversation as Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The daily Vecernje Novosti is reporting this, adding that they met in Beijing and spoke about the political situation in the region. The daily cites unnamed sources who said that Putin […]
Read More →“West can honor will of people in Kosovo, but not in Crimea” (B92)
Vladimir Putin has said that the West negates the right of the people to self-determination in Crimea, while referring to it in the case of Kosovo. The Russian president spoke for Bloomberg when he said that “nothing can be done against the will of the people,” but that “it seems that some of our partners […]
Read More →Headlines 9 September
• Pristina and Belgrade reach agreement on license plates (Epoka e Re)
• Tahiri: Team for Association has no authorisation to draft the statute (Koha)
• Kocijančič: Association/Community not discussed in Brussels (Telegrafi)
• Haliti: Serbian List to respect coalition’s decisions (Indeksonline)
• Đukanović: Montenegro needs not an inch of land from Kosovo (RTK)
• “Serbian List set conditions in exchange for demarcation vote” (RTK)
• PDK ready for early elections (Zëri)
• Warlick: New power plant will help Kosovo’s economic development (Koha)
• Putin: West to recognise Crimea, same as it did with Kosovo (Koha)