The social media rumors about the Newsmax Polska channel starting operations in Poland tie it to the Serbian state-owned telecommunications company and the Russian Sberbank. Those rumors are false.
Author: Dejan Pantic
Russian journalist’s claim about Orban’s alleged palace in Moscow
A rumor claims that Viktor Orban owns an 89 million dollar, 7,000 m² palace near Moscow, linked to a Russian automotive scheme. Journalist Rostislav Murzagulov alleges that this property was funded through contracts facilitating a billion-dollar acquisition of Takata assets. He intends to provide documentation to verify his claims.
Explosive found near a gas pipeline in Serbia, Orban convened the Defense Council
Serbian authorities reported that explosives were found in the municipality of Kanjiža in the Serbian northern province of Vojvodina near a strategic gas pipeline leading to Hungary. Viktor Orban and his political allies were quick to decry that it is plot aimed at ousting him from office.
Populists be popular: What foreign commentariat doesn’t get about Serbia
The conventional wisdoms about Serbia published in the West are a dime a dozen, pushing imaginary narratives but have no grounds in reality. Yes, this is a paternalist autocracy - it was re-elected as such in 2012. Electorate here knew full well what Vučić is - and they love it (sort of).
The Balkan rebellions of the hyper-entitled
In recent weeks, the European Commission rejected the proposals from Serbia to join the EU as a non-veto member and rejected the calls to bend Schengen rules in favor of Serbian trucking companies. Serbia might find itself losing what it already has - EU financial aid.
Serbian local elections: The Wild, Wild East
The local elections held this Sunday in ten municipalities across the country are another testament to the failures of the Serbian society that has normalized the non-normalities of a failed state.
Serbian Ides of March
One of the most common political tropes of the Serbian political discourse for the last four decades has been the recurring victimhood narrative of the "suffering Serbian people" that is trampled upon the weight of historical injustices which seem to have a higher occurrence in March.
The Cockchenko Complex
Russian Ambassador to Serbia, Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, expressed hope that Serbian munitions supply to Ukraine is a past issue, casting a shadow on relations. Serbian media reflects Russian interests, shaping public opinion on Russia's role. Meanwhile, the Russian influence in the Serbian oil industry continues, with potential investments being discussed, while narratives portray Russia as a superpower amid Western plots.
And now for something completely the same
Serbian student movement has been establishing itself as the only viable alternative to the Serbian government, with support from the media and public figures, all the while trying to court the nationalist electorate and distance itself from the established opposition parties.
Welcome back, Lenin!
Schoolchildren and students across Germany took to the streets in December 2025 to protest against compulsory military service for young men. Michael Gloss, the son of the senior CIA official Juliane Gallina, was 21 years old when he died fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine, the same age as these youngsters who claim that "I'd rather live in Putin's Germany than go to war".
