Serbia

The new Serbian government program reaffirms EU membership as a strategic goal, but refuses to impose sanctions on russia or recognize Kosovo's independence, despite pressure from the EU.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a secret dinner in Paris to discuss European Union policy and, in particular, Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to France.

US climate change diplomat John Podesta will meet with his Chinese counterpart in Washington, DC, in May for bilateral talks on climate change cooperation.

Bosnian Serb members of parliament have adopted a report denying that the killing of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica during the Bosnian War was genocide.

Russia's Su-27SM3, Su-30SM, Su-34, Su-35S, and Su-57 fighters contain more than 2,000 foreign-made electronic components from the United States, Japan, and other countries that are used in navigation, guidance, and communication systems, despite the sanctions.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe votes to recommend Kosovo's membership despite Serbia's opposition.

Serbia plans to sign a €3 billion deal with France to buy a dozen Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation, diversifying its arms purchases amid Russia's war in Ukraine, despite being one of Moscow's closest allies.

Bulgaria's National Assembly has approved the allocation of 60,000 euros to Ukraine as part of a four-year, 16. 5 million euro program of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, despite opposition from some MPs who wanted the funds to be used for other purposes.

A team of Ukrainian volunteers was forced to temporarily stop producing camouflage nets and stretchers for the Ukrainian Armed Forces due to Serbia and Hungary's blocking of their transit.

Ukraine's international reserves rose to $43. 8 billion in early April, up 18% over the month, thanks to significant inflows from international partners of over $9 billion, which exceeded debt repayments and foreign currency sales.

A former NATO commander warns that russia may be stirring up tensions in the Balkans to distract Western attention from its invasion of Ukraine.

The White House spokeswoman commented on the media investigation into the "Havana Syndrome".

11 people were injured when a Bulgarian cruise ship crashed into the concrete wall of a lock on the Danube River in Austria.

The US and UK are investigating more than $20 billion in cryptocurrency transfers to Russia through the Russian exchange Garantex using Tether, suspected of facilitating financial crimes and illegal transfers.

At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine was forced to engage intermediary firms, mostly Ukrainian, to purchase ammunition abroad, as some countries were reluctant to sign contracts for fear that Ukraine might lose the war.

In the semifinals of the Euro 2024 playoffs, Ukraine will play Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the winner will face Israel or Iceland for a ticket to the tournament.

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić visits Moscow and meets with russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss bilateral relations, the situation in Kosovo and the Balkans, as well as broader international issues, emphasizing the strong ties between Serbia and russia.

The IOC has rightly banned Russians from participating in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, stating that Russia has no place in international sport because it uses sport and athletes as a tool of hybrid warfare against the civilized world. The head of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Matvey Bidny, made this statement in an exclusive interview with Tribuna.

Croatia has introduced a controversial law that penalizes whistleblowers who pass information from court investigations to the press, despite opposition and journalist concerns about curbing media freedom and whistleblowing.

russian media outlets have been spreading the false claim that countries that recognize the sovereignty of the russian federation will also approve of its annexation of the occupied Ukrainian territories. This violates international law, which recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of every state.

Russian intelligence is using a Serbian agent to infiltrate EU institutions and spread pro-Kremlin theories about the invasion of Ukraine.

Turkish exports to Russia dropped by 33% in February 2024 amid sanctions imposed by the US and EU on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine can buy ammunition from the Balkan countries only through third parties due to the internal legislation of these countries.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that all countries of Southeast Europe will participate in the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland.

Zelenskyy thanked Serbian President Vucic for providing asylum to Ukrainians fleeing the war and supporting the Ukrainian peace formula.

According to a European official, in the first nine months of 2023, Russia imported 450 million euros worth of sanctioned goods from the EU and third countries.

Croatia rejects Serbia's accusations of interfering in its internal affairs because of different views on Russia's war against Ukraine.

According to Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, in January 2024, 88% of Ukraine's wheat exports went to the EU via the Black Sea.

The European Union has agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia, which for the first time targets Chinese and Indian companies accused of supporting Moscow.

The Serbian Court of Appeal overturned the sentence of former SBU General Andrei Naumov, who was sentenced to one year in prison, and returned the case for retrial to the lower court in Niš.