President of Ukraine Zelenskyy's visit to Serbia this weekend doesn't signal a change in Serbia's foreign policy posture, but it did ruffle a lot of feathers in Russia and the Serbian opposition right wing.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Serbia on Saturday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to visit Serbia on August 8, the most pro-Russian nation in Europe. A recent poll reveals Serbian public sentiment blames Ukraine, NATO, the EU and the US for the Russian aggression.
Spain’s migrant crisis reality check: Russian propaganda machine goes full steam ahead over Ceuta
The migrant flow to the Spanish north African exclave of Ceuta has prompted a flurry of reactions across Europe, evoking the trauma of the 2015 migrant crisis, while there are warnings from Ukraine that Russia in cooperation with Morocco could be orchestrating the influx of illegal migrants.
“Four Pillars” foreign policy of Serbia has such sights to show you
Four Pillars foreign policy, which supposedly aims for a balancing act between EU, the US, China, and Russia, is a logical extension of domestic Serbian political discourse of narcissism and the notion of historical injustices that robbed us of greatness. So don't read too much into Vučić's visit to Kyiv.
Instagram barbarians of Serbia
With Russia and China firmly in the camp of the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, and with further own goals from the student movement, will the Serbian centrist opposition be able to capitalize on the votes of the pro-EU part of the electorate?
Two rallies and a kind of resignation
Following the student and Vučić supporter rallies this weekend, Kosovo still remains the best distraction from actual problems in Serbia, while the announced resignation of the Serbian president is no more than pre-election tactics that he employed throughout his political career.
On this Europe Day, Serbia is still moving away from Europe
The internal political and social dynamics of Serbia, dictated by both dominant political tribes, keep it moving further away from membership in the European Union, and tightly in the grip of authoritarianism, superstition, revanchism, and nationalism, closely aligned to Russia and China.
A take from Bulgarian netizens on their recent elections
After a landslide victory by Progressive Bulgaria headed by the ex-president Rumen Radev, there is speculation about Bulgaria taking Hungary's place as the chief Russian ally inside the European Union. Bulgarian netizens and activists offered some insight about it on social media.
Anti-Ukrainian pro-Europeans of Serbia
A recent poll in Serbia conducted by Ninamedia asked, "Who is responsible for the war in Ukraine?" The respondents answered NATO 31.1%, US 28.2%, Ukraine 16.1%, Russia 8%, and EU 5.3%.
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.