Section: Serbia
Ukraine start inspecting Russian aid convoy
Russian relief aid convoy bound for embattled eastern Ukraine is undergoing customs clearance at Russia’s Donetsk border checkpoint in Rostov region, the …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:...
Chepurin: By imposing sanctions on Russia Serbia would shoot itself in the leg
BELGRADE – If Serbia was to introduce sanctions for Russia, it would be like shooting itself in the leg, Ambassador of the …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...
“60 people die every day in clashes in Ukraine”
The death toll from clashes in eastern Ukraine has doubled in the last 15 days, spokeswoman of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Cecile Pouilly says.The United Nations on July 26 estimated that 1,129 people had been killed in the conflict in Ukraine, while the latest report put the figure at 2,086. …read more Source:...
Serbia’s president points to world community’s duplicity over Ukraine
BELGRADE – Serbia’s President Tomislav Nikolic has expressed surprise over how different the world community’s attitude to similar situations may be sometimes, …read more Source:...
Pressure on Serbia “indirect, sometimes direct” – PM
There has been no “concrete pressure” on Serbia related to the crisis in Ukraine, but “there has certainly been indirect pressure,” says Aleksandar Vučić.”I am a small man, why would somebody pressure me,” the Serbian prime minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Vucic: Serbs who fight in Ukraine to return home
BELGRADE – Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said today that Serbia does not participate in conflicts on the territory of Ukraine and said …read more Source:...
PM: Serbs fight on both sides in Ukraine
Serb volunteers can be found both on the Ukrainian and pro-Russian side in the clashes in eastern Ukraine, says Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić.They are causing damage to their country, he added on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
“Serb volunteers fend off Ukrainian army attack”
A group of Serb volunteers Tuesday said they “repelled an offensive of pro-Kiev military forces, who attempted overnight to break through to a vital highway.”RIA Novosti noted in its report that the volunteers are “helping the Donetsk militia to fight government troops in eastern Ukraine.” …read more Source:...
