Archive for the ‘Serbia’ Category

Violent Riots Erupt in Serbia on Christmas Day after ‘Unfair Elections’

Shielded riot police barricaded themselves inside Belgrade’s city hall as they fired tear gas at hundreds of opposition supporters who were trying to enter the building. The demonstrators had gathered in the Serbian capital on Sunday as they called for the annulment of parliamentary and local elections which took place last weekend. International observers said […]

MI5’s BBC Institutes Orwell’s Ministry of Truth

May 29, 2023 Source Declan Hayes The British people do not want to hear the BBC. That is why their viewing numbers are so dire and why they must terrorise vulnerable grandmothers with their courts and their gulags. Though pinioned as he is for all eternity on Lucifer’s sharpest tridents, MI5 agent George Orwell can treat himself […]

At Least 8 Dead in Second Mass Shooting in Serbia in a Week

At least eight people were killed, and 13 others injured in a shooting in the Serbian villages of Dubona and Sepsin on Friday. Serbian media reported that the shooter, identified as Uros B., 21, had an argument with a police officer of the same age in a schoolyard, took a firearm from home, and shot […]

Serbs outraged after Chinese construction firm destroys war monument

Serbs became outraged after a Chinese construction company destroyed a war memorial monument honouring Serbian soldiers of World War I and II, so-much-so that only pieces of it remain, Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty reported. A Chinese construction company working on a highway project tore down the towering statues of fighters near the village of… […]

Why do some Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in January ?

Every year on 6 and 7 January, millions of Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, almost two weeks after their western counterparts have already feasted and rung in the New Year. For several countries in Europe, including Ukraine, Serbia, Montenegro, Russia and Belarus, parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and African countries such as Egypt… […]

Has The Battle For Kosovo Been Postponed?

2 Jan 2022  By Darko Lazar 2022 will go down in history as the year that ushered in the Ukraine war and permanently changed the world. This seismic event accelerated and intensified the global geopolitical re-composition. It brought back the Cold War doctrine and redefined relations, not just between the collective West and Russia, but […]

Serbia places army on highest alert

Serbia has placed its army on the highest-level of combat readiness. Belgrade also announced that it it will increase its number of Special Operations Forces from 1500 to 5000 by the end of 2023. New barricades have been put up in Mitrovica, northern Kosovo. Source

Will the US try to pull off a “Grenada” in Serbia?

November 29, 2022 Remember the 1983 US invasion of Grenada aka “Operation Urgent Fury”? It all began on October 23, 1983 when two truck bombs blew up the buildings housing the US and French  “Multinational Force in Lebanon”.  This attack resulted in  307 people killed including 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel.  Following the […]

Hungary sparks Anger after Orban goes to Football match with ‘Greater Hungary’ scarf

Ukraine will summon the Hungarian ambassador to protest that Prime Minister Viktor Orban went to a football match wearing a scarf depicting some Ukrainian territory as part of Hungary, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Ukrainian media showed images of Orban meeting a Hungarian footballer wearing a scarf which the outlet Ukrainska Pravda said […]

SYRIZA demands explanation on why Patsis had “private meetings” in Kosovo

In an announcement on Saturday,  main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance asked the ruling Mitsotakis government to reveal “who in the prime minister’s office intervened for the meetings held by [Grevena MP Andreas Patsis] in Kosovo.” “In a reply to a question by SYRIZA-PA MPs, the foreign ministry clarified that it had ‘no prior notification’ regarding Patsis’… […]

If the West is not careful, Russia will make the Balkans a second front

This month has likely been the most crushing for Russia since it launched its invasion of Ukraine almost seven months ago. In an aggressive counter-offensive operation, Ukrainian forces recaptured the cities of Kharkiv and Kupiansk, reportedly retaking 3,000 square kilometres of territory rapidly, and driving out Russian forces. Aside from Kherson and the annexed territories […]

If the West is not careful, Russia will make the Balkans a second front

This month has likely been the most crushing for Russia since it launched its invasion of Ukraine almost seven months ago. In an aggressive counter-offensive operation, Ukrainian forces recaptured the cities of Kharkiv and Kupiansk, reportedly retaking 3,000 square kilometres of territory rapidly, and driving out Russian forces. Aside from Kherson and the annexed territories […]

If the West is not careful, Russia will make the Balkans a second front

This month has likely been the most crushing for Russia since it launched its invasion of Ukraine almost seven months ago. In an aggressive counter-offensive operation, Ukrainian forces recaptured the cities of Kharkiv and Kupiansk, reportedly retaking 3,000 square kilometres of territory rapidly, and driving out Russian forces. Aside from Kherson and the annexed territories […]

Lavrov gets it right by comparing European Union and NATO to Hitler’s old Axis

June 28, 2022 Source By Guilherme Wilbert Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on 06/24/2022 that the European Union and NATO appear to be carrying out a military coalition for a war against Russia. The statement was given in Baku in Azerbaijan during an interview. “They are creating a new coalition for fighting, that is, […]

Why are the US and EU silent about Serb secessionist Milorad Dodik?

The Serbian member of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s joint presidency council warned earlier this month that the Serbs of the multi-ethnic European country would leave the federation if the government failed to resolve the challenging political situation. “It is inevitable that Bosnia and Herzegovina will break up and Republika Srpska would leave the country if we […]

Serbia Shocks Portugal to Join Spain, Croatia at World Cup

Spain, Serbia, and Croatia are heading to next year’s World Cup. Sweden, Portugal, and Russia aren’t—not yet, anyway. Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 90th-minute header left Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal stunned in a 2–1 win for Serbia in Lisbon, which gave Serbia an automatic qualifying spot at the World Cup in Qatar. Portugal still has a chance to […]

Non-Aligned Movement Celebrates Sixty Years

Above photo: Commemorative Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, Belgrade, Serbia, 2021. On October 11, 2021, delegations representing the governments of more than 105 nations, nearly all of the global South, met in Belgrade, Serbia to commemorate the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement sixty years ago in the capital of the former Yugoslavia. “Humanity has a […]

Saudi Arabia Involved in Providing Weapons to Al-Qaeda, Daesh in Yemen – International Reports

October 5, 2021 By Staff, Agencies International reports revealed a resounding scandal involving Saudi princes, through private companies affiliated with them, in arms deals that reached from Serbia to the takfiri organization of Daesh [the Arabic acronym for terrorist ‘ISIS/ISIL’ group] in Yemen. The report indicated that on September 1, 2020, Salman bin Abdulaziz issued […]

Serbia’s president blasts world silence over occupation of northern Kosovo as tensions in breakaway region soar

Home » Europe, Wars / Conflicts » Serbia’s president blasts world silence over occupation of northern Kosovo as tensions in breakaway region soar     Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says foreign partners are turning a blind eye to a security crackdown in Serb-majority areas of Kosovo, where the breakaway region’s forces have brought essential cross-border […]

Tanks, fighter jets spotted near Kosovo border as tensions flare between Serbia and breakaway region

Home » Europe, Wars / Conflicts » Tanks, fighter jets spotted near Kosovo border as tensions flare between Serbia and breakaway region     Serbia has been moving tanks and other military hardware towards the Kosovo border, videos circulating online suggest. Tensions between the country and the breakaway region soared after Kosovo banned Serbian license […]

Negative impact of NATO on Serbia & Montenegro and on the world

July 12, 2021 by Batko Milacic – Independent analyst – for The Saker Blog After Yugoslavia’s (Serbia) President Slobodan Milosevic refused to accept the so-called Rambouillet Agreement in 1999, which in reality was NATO ultimatum that demanded from Serbia and Montenegro to allow NATO troops to occupy the province of Kosovo as well as that […]

Serbian president praises Belt and Road at Communist Party China summit

BEIJING, CHINA— China’s President Xi Jinping (R) welcomes Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic at the Second Belt and Road Forum, April 27, 2019. (Photo by Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images) By Belt and Road NewsJuly 9, 2021 Anno Domini As China becomes an indispensable part of the global economy, relations with the Asian Country will bolster […]

How A US-Backed Coup In Serbia Inspired The DC Insurrection

Above photo:  Graphic by Antonio Cabrera for MintPress News. A MintPress News investigation reveals that the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol drew inspiration from the 2000 overthrow of Serbian president Slobodan Milošević and a conspiratorially-minded Serbian scientist who issued calls for violence.   As the Capitol insurrection on January 6 descended into a frenzy […]

Can and should Russia stop the war in the Caucasus?

October 09, 2020 THE SAKER • OCTOBER 10, 2020  This war is officially a war between Azerbaijan and the (unrecognized) Republic of Nagorno Karabakh (RNK) aka “Republic of Artsakh” (ROA) which I shall refer to simply as Nagorno Karabakh or “NK”. As is often the case, the reality is much more complicated. For one thing, Erdogan’s Turkey has been […]

Presidents that play chess

September 15, 2020 by Katerina for the Saker Blog This is a follow-up to my previous contribution, the “Relentless March” and I have to warn you, this one will be much harsher as it will be highlighting some home truths for east Europeans. If you are not ready or simply do not want to face […]

EU warns Serbia, Kosovo over Jerusalem embassy move

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union warned Serbia and Kosovo on Monday that they could undermine their EU membership hopes by moving their Israeli embassies to Jerusalem, as US President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement about the change left officials in Belgrade and Pristina scrambling to limit the political fallout. In an unexpected move last week, […]

Turkey ‘disappointed’ by Kosovo’s move to recognize Israel

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Ankara on Sunday voiced disappointment over majority-Muslim Kosovo’s decision to recognize Israel and set up its mission in Jerusalem. A vocal advocate of the Palestinian cause, Turkey became one of the first countries to recognize Kosovo, which declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. “Even the thought by Kosovo officials of taking […]

Serbia SITREP: Kosovo – the endless game

August 15, 2020 by Mavro Orbini for The Saker Blog Although expected, call for Belgrade-Pristina dialogue at White House on 2nd of September[1] is suddenly getting on importance after Trump administration masterpieced (unexpected) Israeli-UAE Peace Deal.[2] It seems that US diplomatic coupe is on the way just before US presidential elections. Trump sent letters in 2018 and […]

Turmoil in Belarus, Another US Color Revolution Attempt?

By Stephen Lendman Global Research, August 16, 2020 Time and again, the CIA, National Endowment for Democracy (NED), International Republican Institute (IRI), National Democratic Institute (NDI), and USAID have been involved in US schemes to replace independent governments with pro-Western puppet ones. Tactics include violent and non-violent labor strikes, mass street protests, major media propaganda, and […]

Would Rudolf Steiner be a Vučić troll?

By Saker´s Johnny-on-the-spot in Belgrade for The Saker Blog Would Rudolf Steiner be a Vučić troll? I doubt it. But it was good of Zoran to take time off his busy schedule to comment on my reporting from Belgrade. I am sorry that my dispatches fall short of Australian journalistic standards. Serbian political language is […]

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