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Reuters
Reuters
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By Aleksandar Vasovic

East and West clash in a proxy conflict over Serbia, President Vucic says

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters in Belgrade, Serbia, August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic

Serbia is the stage for a proxy war between East and West, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday, as Belgrade seeks to maintain a delicate balancing act between its ambition to join the European Union and its ties with Russia and China.

Vucic's remarks to Reuters come a day after protesters at a rally in Belgrade against a gay pride march waved Russian flags and carried posters of Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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