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Articles with tag "Serbia"

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'Crowds Can't Be Rigged': Thousands of Russians in Serbia Protest Putin's Re-Election

Despite Serbia's deepening ties with Moscow, observers said Belgrade had one of the largest turnouts worldwide during Sunday's Noon Against Putin event...
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Russian Entrepreneurship in Serbia Booms as Wartime Emigres Settle Down

Russians registered some 9,000 new businesses in Serbia by the end of 2023, a number that is set to grow in 2024. Serbians have mixed feelings.
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spy-to-spy

Putin Awards Former Serbian Spy Chief Order of 'Friendship'

Aleksandar Vulin received the state decoration from Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service chief Sergei Naryshkin.
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Russian Diaspora in Serbia Shaken By Election Protests, Fears of Moscow's Influence

“We can feel Serbia is turning into Russia,” said one Russian who moved to Belgrade to escape his country's military mobilization. 
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post-election protests

Russia Says West Trying to 'Destabilize' Serbia

The Moscow-friendly Balkan nation has been rocked by protests over alleged fraud in elections held on Dec. 17.
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Aleksandar Vucic

Moscow 'Welcomes' Election Victory of Serbian Leader's Party

Dmitry Peskov said he hoped the Serbian Progressive Party's victory would lead to the "further strengthening of friendship" between Moscow and Belgrade...
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destabilization fears

Ahead of Serbian Elections, EU-Banned Russian Diplomat’s Monitoring Role Draws Concern

“We don't want potential Russian intelligence agents running around,” a Serbian opposition party MP said.
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Activist’s Ordeal at Belgrade Airport Signals Trouble for Anti-War Russians in Serbia

Peter Nikitin, a vocal critic of the war in Ukraine, was barred from entering Serbia for over 24 hours at the orders of Serbian intelligence.
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deportation order

Russian Anti-War Activist Barred from Entering Serbia – Lawyer

Peter Nikitin is the head of a Russian dissident association in Serbia and has been actively organizing anti-war events there since Russia's invasion...
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serbian ally

Kremlin Says Kosovo Serbs' Rights 'Must Be Respected'

Clashes this week over local election results left more than 80 people injured.
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on the run

Serbian Criminals Helped Son of Russian Governor Flee Italy Arrest – WSJ

Artyom Uss had fled house arrest in Italy after a court approved his extradition to the U.S. on charges including the illegal export of military technology...
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violence flare-up

Russia Tells West to Stop 'Propaganda' Over Kosovo Clashes

Russia, Serbia's traditional ally, called on the West to "stop blaming the incidents in Kosovo on desperate Serbs."
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soft power

RT Launches Local Website, Broadcasting in Serbia

Russia’s state-funded broadcaster RT said in a statement Tuesday that it was launching a local language version in the Balkans nation of Serbia. The...
close ties

From Yandex to RT: Russia Expands Presence in Serbia Amid Ukraine War

The Kremlin is looking to use its Balkan ally to evade sanctions and “gaslight” the West, analysts say.
‘Pristina radicals’

Russia Accuses ‘Radical’ Kosovo of Displacing Serbs in Border Row

Russia’s Foreign Ministry accused Kosovo of taking “another step toward the expulsion of the Serbian population from Kosovo.”
Fleeing Putin

Fleeing Putin, Russians Resettle in Pro-Kremlin Serbia

In the weeks following the invasion, Serbia has become a haven for many Russians hoping to escape abroad, with the country providing one of the few regular...
PRODUCTION DEAL

Russia Gives Serbia Green Light to Manufacture Sputnik V Vaccine

Serbia received its first batch of Russian vaccines in January, and now has "preliminary approval" to produce them itself.
military partners

Russia Moves to Open Defense Ministry Office in Serbia

The office would reportedly be authorized to inspect Serbian military units that are armed with Russian weapons.
making amends

Putin Apologizes to Serbian Leader for ‘Basic Instinct’ Post

“President Putin has never apologized to me for anything...But [he] did” after the scandal, Vucic said.
TAKING SIDES

Serbia Drops Out of War Games With Russia in Belarus

The Balkan country was set to take part in the upcoming 'Slavic Brotherhood 2020' exercise with Russian and Belarusian troops.
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