Section: Serbia
Gorbachev: World has reached a dangerous point
BELGRADE – Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned today that the world has reached a “dangerous point” as tensions between Russia and the United States spike over the Syria conflict, EurActiv.com reports. Relations between Moscow and Washington — already at their lowest since the Cold War over the Ukraine conflict — have soured further in...
US Vice-President warns Ukraine needs reforms or EU may drop Russia sanctions
BELGRADE – US Vice-President Joe Biden says Europe could walk away from sanctions against Russia, unless Ukraine makes progress with economic and political reforms. At least five countries want to drop the sanctions, he warned. “We know that if they give an excuse to the EU, there are at least five countries right now that …read more...
Poroshenko and Clinton on “resisting Russian aggression”
According to his website, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has held a meeting with U.S. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.A statement said that Poroshenko “informed Hillary Clinton about the situation in Donbas” and stressed that “Ukraine today fights for freedom and democratic values, which unite the whole democratic...
Indian Market: When France’s Pain Is Ukraine’s Gain
India has received wheat from an East European country for the first time in a decade, with Ukraine snatching the French wheat markets with shipments to the South Asian nation. As France failed to export wheat to India due to floods this year, Ukraine took advantage of the situation and sent 240,000 metric tonnes of …read more Source:...
Chepurin: Imposing sanctions on Russia would be fatal for Serbia
BELGRADE – Imposing sanctions on Moscow would be fatal for Serbia itself, Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Chepurin told the Vecernje novosti daily in an interview. “We see that the Serbian leaders are not considering such an option at all, and many EU member states are also looking for a possibility to abandon the sanctions,” …read...
German politician: No sanctions over Kosovo secession – why then over Crimea?
BELGRADE – The West has made serious mistakes when it comes to Russia, repeatedly refusing to take into account Russia’s interests, says German politician Gregor Gysi. The former leader of the Left in Germany’s parliament spoke for the daily Die Welt, Sputnik in Serbian is reporting. Among these mistakes, Gysi listed “the bombing of...
Warlick: Serbia should consider liquefied natural gas from US
BELGRADE – The US had no say in the decision on the South Stream gas pipeline, and for Serbia – whose only gas supply route runs through Ukraine – connecting to the Bulgarian pipeline is a priority, says US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Mary Warlick. The US had no say whatsoever in the …read more Source:...
“South Stream was stopped by EU, not U.S:” – U.S. official
The U.S. had no say in the decision on the South Stream gas pipeline, says U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Mary Warlick.For Serbia – whose only gas supply route runs through Ukraine – connecting to the Bulgarian pipeline is a priority, she also told the Belgrade daily Politika. …read more Source:...
“West can honor will of people in Kosovo, but not in Crimea”
Vladimir Putin has said that the West negates the right of the people to self-determination in Crimea, while referring to it in the case of Kosovo.The Russian president spoke for Bloomberg when he said that “nothing can be done against the will of the people,” but that “it seems that some of our partners fail to understand...
Ukraine decides against hosting Kosovo teams
Ukraine’s basketball and football teams will play their EuroBasket and World Cup qualifiers against Kosovo at neutral venues outside Ukraine.Ukrainian Ambassador to Serbia Oleksandr Aleksandrovych announced this Tuesday. …read more Source:...
