Section: B92 (Serbia)
“Russia must avoid escalating crisis”
Russia must avoid any action that could result in a the Ukraine crisis escalating further, a spokeswoman for the German foreign ministry has said.”We demand the greatest possible transparency and we call on Russia to refrain from taking any steps that lead to a further escalation – that could be a combination of military exercises and...
“We would hurt ourselves by imposing sanctions on Russia”
If Serbia decided to join sanctions against Russia, it would end up harming its own interests, presidential foreign policy adviser Ivan Mrkić has said. The issue of the country’s stance toward the EU and Moscow “must not be be formulated as ‘either-or’,” the former foreign minister argued in an interview for the...
PM: Serbia won’t join sanctions against Russia
Serbia recognizes Ukraine along with Crimea, but does not intend to introduce sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić has reiterated.In an interview for CNN, he said Serbia wants to become “a pillar of stability and security, not only in the Balkans but in the whole of Europe,” and that the country...
More than 400 Ukrainian soldiers “flee to to Russia”
Ukrainian authorities’ orders to troops to fight their own people are “impossible,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has told Itar-Tass on Monday.His comments came as 438 Ukrainian military personnel reportedly fled across the border into Russia overnight. …read more Source:...
“Anti-Russian sanctions economically unjustifiable”
Imposing sanctions on Russia over the situation in Ukraine and possible pressure from the EU “would be impermissible and economically unjustifiable for Serbia.”This is what thepresident of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (PKS), Željko Sertić, has told Tanjug. …read more Source:...
PM: We’ll overcome crisis in two years
Serbia will overcome the crisis “in two years,” and due past irresponsible behavior the country is on track to go bankrupt in six months, says Aleksandar Vučić.”If we behave as before, we will be bankrupt in six months, we will have chaos in stores, Greek, Argentinian or Ukrainian scenarios,” he told B92 late on...
Serbian trucks “drive through” Ukrainian blockade
After spending two days blocked by protesters near the Ukraine-Belarus border, a group of Serbian truck drivers finally managed to pass through. Since the Ukrainian police and military were “unable to help them” and clear the road of some 300 women protesting against the mobilization of men for the war in eastern Ukraine, the Serbians...
“Serbia can’t impose sanctions on big countries”
Serbian First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić stated on Friday that a lasting solution to the crisis in Ukraine can be found only through dialogue. Addressing the regular monthly conference in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dačić called on everyone, including Ukrainian authorities and Russian President Vladimir...
Ukrainians protesting against mobilization block trucks
A number of Serbian trucks and drivers are blocked on the Ukraine-Belarus border by a group of Ukrainian women, the Belgrade daily Večernje Novosti writes. The women are protesting against the mobilization of men ordered by the authorities in Kiev, and reportedly particularly target Serbian trucks because of friendly ties between Serbia and...
19 dead, 31 wounded in Donetsk region in one day
In the clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian activists in the region of Donetsk 19 people have been killed in the last 24 hours.At the same time 31 others have been wounded. …read more Source:...
