Section: B92 (Serbia)
“Ukraine deserves Western military support”
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin says his country deserves military support from the West to combat militias of self-proclaimed people’s republics.”I believe it is logical to extend the technical and military assistance to Ukraine in its fight against terrorism, as was done in Iraq,” said he, according to the news...
Putin to meet with CU, EU officials, Poroshenko
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend a meeting of heads of the Customs Union members with Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko in Minsk on August 26. This was announced on Tuesday by Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, ITAR-TASS reported. …read more Source:...
More Serbs join pro-Russian forces in Ukraine
Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Republic of Donetsk (DNR) Aleksandr Zakharchenko has said that 14 Serbs on Monday joined the separatist forces.”The forces that come to us, they are all volunteers. For example, on Monday 14 Serbs arrived,” said Zakharchenko at a news conference in Donetsk, as reported by Interfax. …read...
Ukrainian peacekeepers to leave Kosovo
Ukraine will pull out most of its troops from the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) by the end of the month, KFOR announced on Monday. They will be replaced by Hungarian soldiers. …read more Source:...
EU and NATO “unable to provide military assistance”
The European Union and NATO are unable to provide military support to Ukrainian forces fighting against pro-Russian forces in the east of the country. This is what Finland’s Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb told the country’s public radio Yle. …read more Source:...
“Some progress” made during talks in Berlin
Foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France met in Berlin and agreed that the main objective remains achieving a ceasefire in Ukraine.The ministers decided to inform their leaders about the talks, and to on Monday or Tuesday decide how to continue, said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. …read more Source:...
Serbian minister in Moscow: Russians are our brothers
Russia welcomes Serbia’s position on sanctions, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu after his meeting with Serbian counterpart Bratislav Gašić.”We welcome Serbia’s position on sanctions against Russia, which the United States have introduced to their allies, due to the current situation in Ukraine,” said Shoigu. He...
NATO: Russia crossed border
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday a “Russian incursion” into Ukraine had occurred overnight.However, he stopped short of characterizing it as an invasion, Reuters reported. …read more Source:...
11 civilians killed in shelling of Donetsk
Eleven civilians were killed and eight wounded in the shelling of Donetsk carried out by Ukrainian government forces. The announcement was made by local officials in this stronghold of pro-Russian forces. …read more Source:...
President: We would lose friends by taking sides
Tomislav Nikolić says he wishes to see an end to hostilities in Ukraine, “not only because of Serbia’s specific position – but for the sake of people there.””If they reach an agreement, it will be for the good of the people. If not, then it will be bad for the people, people in eastern Ukraine will suffer, it’s...
