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US and EU leaders urged to change tack on Kosovo-Serbia tensions

Politicians including chairs of US and UK foreign affairs committees criticise ‘lack of pressure placed on Serbia’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2023

Serbia halts arms exports after US sanctioned the country's spy chief for alleged illegal arms trade

Serbia’s government has decided to ban arms export for 30 days just days after the United States imposed sanctions on the Balkan country’s intelligence chief over alleged involvement in criminal activities including illegal arms shipment

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

Kosovo to partially withdraw special police officers from northern Serb-majority municipalities

Kosovo’s government has decided to reduce by one-fourth the number of special police officers and also hold new mayoral elections in four Serb-majority municipalities

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 415 of the invasion

MoD says Russian and Wagner troops are making gains in Donetsk frontline town; US arrests 21-year-old air national guardsman over Pentagon leaks

The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2023

How an interview with a rapist fired up Serbia’s feminists

A controversial article sparked street demonstrations in Belgrade, which mobilised women to fight for bigger change.

Al Jazeera · Mar 31, 2023

Srdjan Djokovic has put Serbia and Russia's relationship in the spotlight. How has Belgrade responded to the invasion of Ukraine?

Novak Djokovic's father has made headlines for posing with people holding the Russian flag at the Australian Open. What is the relationship between Moscow and Belgrade?

ABC News · Jan 27, 2023

Kosovo: ethnic tensions have created a political 'volcano' that could erupt anytime

After US state department counsellor Derek Chollet recently visited Kosovo in a bid to calm tensions flaring in the north of the country, he said Washington’s priority was to prevent “violence metastasising” (spreading) between Serbs and Albanians.

The Conversation · Jan 17, 2023

Serbia and Kosovo: why the EU is intent on resolving border tension stoked by the Ukraine war

The Russian invasion of Ukraine serves as a sombre reminder that Europe’s unresolved issues can reignite. Given the rising tension in the Balkans, Germany and France have made settling the unresolved problems between Serbia and Kosovo a top priority for 2023.

The Conversation · Jan 13, 2023

Fears Kosovo-Serbia number plate row could spark violence

Tensions rise over plans to fine ethnic Serbs in Kosovo who refuse to surrender Belgrade-issued plates

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022

Ukraine war: Serbia is shifting closer to Russia – here's why

Putin is the world leader that Serbs admire the most and 95% of Serbs see Russia as a true ally, compared to only 11% who see the EU that way, despite the EU being Serbia’s major financial supporter, according to a recent poll.

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2022