Section: B92 (Serbia)
U.S. publishes images claiming to show Russian attacks
The U.S. has stepped up pressure on Russia by publishing satellite images allegedly showing missiles fired from Russia against the east of Ukraine.Some also footage allegedly shows that heavy artillery, intended for pro-Russian activists, crossing the border. …read more Source:...
Serbia is once again “little Russia” – analyst
Analyst and former ambassador in France Predrag Simić says that when it comes to the Ukraine crisis, “Serbia has for now avoided serious consequences.” But he noted that this was true “except in one case which refers to the South Stream project.” …read more Source:...
Governor blames currency decline on “debts and Ukraine”
National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Governor Jorgovanka Tabaković is “not worried” about the national currency reaching a historic low agaisnt the euro.One euro was worth RSD 116.74 on Thursday, according to the mean exchange rate. …read more Source:...
UNHCR puts number of Ukrainian crisis refugees at 230K
A total of 230,000 people left their homes in Ukraine because of clashes between Ukrainian and pro-Russian forcec, according to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. …read more Source:...
“Serbia is bridge between Russia and EU”
Special adviser to the Serbia government Franco Frattini considers Serbia’s role as a bridge between the EU and Moscow to be “very important.”This former Italian foreign minister and former EU commissioner believes that such a role can help ease tensions related to the Ukrainian crisis. …read more Source:...
“Nobody has right to lecture Serbia on Ukraine”
Nobody has the right lecture Serbia, especially not those who “brought our own territorial integrity into question,” said Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić.When it comes to the position of Serbia “between East and West” after the crash of a Malaysian aircraft in eastern Ukraine and the deepening of the crisis,...
PM signs book of condolences at Dutch embassy
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić signed on Thursday a book of condolences at the Dutch embassy in Belgrade, Tanjug reported.He expressed his deep sorrow over the death of 193 citizens of the Netherlands who lost their lives in a recent plane crash in the east of Ukraine, the agency said. …read more Source:...
Serbia should back Ukraine’s integrity – U.S. ambassador
The U.S. respects the traditional friendship between Serbia and Russia, U.S. Ambassador Michael Kirby told Beta in an interview, the agency reported.However, he added, the world will not welcome a lack of condemnation of endangering of Ukraine’s territorial integrity. …read more Source:...
FM: Serbia strongly condemns shooting down of airplane
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić has said that Serbia strongly condemns the shooting down of a Malaysian passenger airplane in Ukraine last week.He said that the tragedy “is a consequence of the conflict that has long been underway in Ukraine.” …read more Source:...
“Serbia given ultimatum over Russia sanctions”
Serbia has until September 1 to decide whether to impose sanctions against Russia and so join the EU or maintain its current neutral position, a daily writes.According to the Belgrade-based Večernje Novosti, the pressure on the Belgrade authorities exerted by western countries culminated after the shooting down of a Malaysian airplane over...
