The Latest Breaking News from Aleksandar Vučić

Serbia’s elections held under ‘unjust conditions’, say international observers

Aleksandar Vučić’s populist ruling party declared victory but concerns include ‘serious irregularities’ in polling places

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023

Serbian elections took place under ‘unjust conditions,’ international observers say – as it happened

Day after Aleksandar Vučić’s populist ruling party declared victory, concerns raised over vote-buying and ballot box stuffing

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia has damaged or destroyed almost every building in Avdiivka, new report says – as it happened

All 17 of city’s educational institutions hit in major assault by Russia, Centre for Information Resilience says

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023

‘Graffiti battle on streets of Belgrade’ as Serbia tries to stifle anti-Putin Russian exiles

Around 200,000 Russians have fled to Serbia, where they face threats and violence from the nationalist right

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2023

Kosovo and Serbia in crisis talks as regional tension escalates thanks to Russian meddling

Kosovo’s prime minister, Albin Kurti, and Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vučić, are scheduled to meet this weekend for the first time since Nato decided to send about 600 more peacekeeping troops into the Balkans early in October to mitigate some of the region’s growing tensions.

The Conversation · Oct 20, 2023

Kosovo and Serbia leaders to meet for talks after flurry of diplomacy

Discussions scheduled after intervention from foreign officials, after Kosovo previously urged sanctions on Serbia

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

How Serbia-Kosovo tensions hang like a spectre over the European Union

An armed band of Serb militants recently ambushed police in Kosovo. In the resulting firefight and retreat, four people — including a police officer — died from their wounds.

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2023

‘A climate of violence’: Serbian football ultras in spotlight after Kosovo monastery siege

Few places in the Balkans reveal the volatile ethnic politics of the region as much as stadiums

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023

Kosovo Serb politician arrested over role in armed ambush of police

Milan Radoičić admitted being among paramilitaries who ambushed Kosovan patrol leading to four deaths

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023

Serbian authorities have detained the alleged organizer behind a recent shootout with Kosovo police

Serbian police have detained an ethnic Serb leader from Kosovo who was the alleged organizer behind a recent shootout with Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023