Section: B92 (Serbia)
“Every detail of PM’s Russia trip will be considered”
In Serbia’s place, no EU country would act any differently towards Russia, against whom the U.S. and the EU have imposed sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine.This is what Faculty of Political Sciences professor Ivo Viskovic told RTS, noting that economic ties between Serbia and Russia are so strong it would be suicidal for Belgrade to...
Russia to close airspace to all Ukrainian air carriers
Russia has announced it will close its airspace to all Ukrainian air carriers starting on October 25.This is Moscow’s response to Kiev’s ban on two Russian airliners – Aeroflot and Transaero – introduced earlier this month that will also take effect on October 25. …read more Source:...
FM speaks about Ukraine and migrants in his OSCE role
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says situation in and around Ukraine still presents a serious threat to European security.Over the course of the entire year, the OSCE has been doing everything it can to support the Minsk agreement so as to cease hostilities and direct the political process, Dacic said, opening...
Ukraine bans 41 international journalists and bloggers
The Committee to Protect Journalists deplores a decree signed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the organization has announced.According to a copy viewed by CPJ, the decree bans at least 41 international journalists and bloggers from Ukraine for one year. …read more Source:...
“Serbia has sufficient natural gas supplies”
Serbia will have enough gas even if deliveries via Ukraine are cut, Tanjug said it learned from the country’s public gas enterprise Srbijagas. Today, the underground gas storage (UGS) facility in Banatski Dvor contains 381 million cubic meters of gas, 141 million owned by Srbijagas, and around 240 million cubic meters owned by the Russian...
Reception on occasion of Ukrainian Independence Day
Ambassador of Ukraine in Belgrade Oleksandr Aleksandrovich organized a reception on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day. Addressing the guests, Aleksandrovich “pointed to the long history of the Ukrainian people and events of the recent past such as the Orange Revolution and the Euromaidan.” …read more Source:...
Poroshenko accuses Russia of sending “military convoys”
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Monday accused Russia of this week sending three military convoys to eastern Ukraine.”Just this week three big convoys crossed our border toward Lugansk, Donetsk and Debaltseve,” he said during a military parade in Kiev organized to mark the 24th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence....
Montenegro now on Russia’s counter-sanctions list
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree that extends the list of countries that fall under Russian counter-sanctions, TASS is reporting. The list now includes Albania, Montenegro, Iceland and Liechtenstein, “as well as Ukraine, under special conditions,” the agency said. …read more Source:...
130 kilos of heroin seized on Moldova-Romania border
More than 130 kilograms of heroin have been seized by Moldova’s customs service on the country’s border with Romania. The drugs were found late on Monday hidden in 250 packages in a truck transporting tiles from Ukraine to Bulgaria. The market value of the confiscated heroin is said to be between 10 and 20 million euros. …read...
Dacic: Escalation of violence in Ukraine “alarming”
Ivica Dacic warned Tuesday that escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine over the past few days is alarming and contrary to the spirit of the Minsk agreement.The Serbian foreign minister currently serves as OSCE chairman-in-office. …read more Source:...
