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Hungary’s Orban to travel to Moscow for chat with Putin—report

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban will travel to Moscow on Nov. 28 to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Central European media outlet VSquare reported on Nov. 27, citing unnamed sources.

28 November 2025, 02:36 AM

Russian-controlled Serbian refinery shuts down amid U.S. sanctions crunch

Serbia's NIS refinery, a Gazprom-controlled oil processor, halted operations due to a shortage of crude oil supplies, the company said, highlighting the ripple effects of U.S. sanctions on Russia's energy sector, Reuters reported on Nov. 25.

25 November 2025, 06:38 PM

U.S. sanctions shatter Putin’s leverage in the Balkans

U.S. sanctions have significantly undermined Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s sway in the Balkans - a shift most visible in Bulgaria and Serbia, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 11:51 AM

Vučić thanked Russia for information on 'Maidan preparations' in Serbia

Serbia is “closely following” every announcement from Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service and thanked it for information about an alleged “Maidan” being prepared in Serbia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Sept. 16.

16 September 2025, 09:56 PM

Russia escalates new Balkans destabilization campaign, promotes 'referendum' in Bosnia — ISW

The Kremlin has launched a new wave of efforts to destabilize the Balkans and dismantle the Dayton Accords of 1995, which ended the Bosnian War (1992–1995), the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Sept. 11.

12 September 2025, 11:40 AM

Serbian police use tear gas on Novi Sad demonstrators

Serbian police deployed tear gas and stun grenades during protests on Sept. 5 at a university campus in Novi Sad to break up a crowd of demonstrators, CNN reported.

6 September 2025, 01:18 PM

Serbia sees violent clashes between Vucic supporters, protesters

Clashes broke out in several Serbian cities on Aug. 13 during protests against President Aleksandar Vucic, involving anti-government demonstrators, his supporters, and security forces, German broadcaster DW reports.

14 August 2025, 12:15 PM

Russia plans to capture Odesa, reach Romanian border — Zelenskyy

The Kremlin still hopes to seize Odesa and push to the Moldovan and Romanian borders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 11.

11 June 2025, 09:41 PM

Serbian president Vučić claims attempted coup involved state institutions

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić claimed on June 3 that the country recently faced a “well-organized attempt at a coup,” allegedly involving “all state institutions,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.

3 June 2025, 01:17 PM

Serbia must choose between East and West — EU

As it pursues EU membership, Serbia now faces a strategic choice between Western values and its traditional pro-Russian course, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said during a visit to Belgrade on May 22.

22 May 2025, 09:37 PM

Gazprom working on new Serbian gas supply contract

Russia’s state gas monopoly Gazprom is working on a new contract to supply natural gas to Serbia, Russian Deputy PM Alexander Novak said on May 19, according to Reuters.

19 May 2025, 11:38 PM

Russian elites continue to receive Serbian passports with EU access — investigation

Russian elites continue to receive Serbian passports during the war in Ukraine, gaining visa-free access to the EU, according to an investigation by Important Stories on April 16.

16 April 2025, 01:39 PM

Serbia may be barred from EU accession if president Vucic attends Moscow parade — report

Serbia could be shut out of joining the European Union if President Aleksandar Vucic attends the May 9 military parade in Moscow, The Telegraph reported on April 15, citing sources.

16 April 2025, 01:26 AM

Serbia petitions US to postpone sanctions against Gazprom’s subsidiary

Serbian hydrocarbon company Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS, a subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom) has submitted a request to the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to postpone financial sanctions for at least 90 days.

4 February 2025, 09:39 PM

Bulgaria warns Russian gas flow halt over Gazprombank payments fallout

Bulgaria may halt the transit of Russian gas to Serbia through the TurkStream pipeline from January if Gazprom fails to ensure payment compliance with U.S. sanctions against Gazprombank, Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov said on Dec. 10, according to the Novinite news agency.

11 December 2024, 10:17 AM

Serbia seeks to secure future Russian gas supplies

Serbia is negotiating with Russia to extend its gas supply contract, set to expire in March, aiming to maintain current volumes with Gazprom, Bloomberg reports on Dec. 6.

6 December 2024, 12:36 PM

Rising Ukrainian berry exports challenge Polish and Serbian dominance

Ukraine has set a new record for frozen raspberry and blackberry exports between July and September 2024, shipping more than 28,000 tons, the EastFruit project reported on Nov. 19.

20 November 2024, 12:28 PM

Putin refused to discuss Ukraine ceasefire — Serbia’s Vucic

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić raised the issue of a ceasefire in Ukraine during a recent phone call with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. However, Putin refused to discuss the topic, Vučić told Bloomberg on Oct. 30.

30 October 2024, 09:58 PM

Poland to focus on EU expansion during its EU Council presidency — PM Tusk

Poland’s presidency of the EU Council, beginning in January, will be centered around pushing for the expansion of the European Union, Polish PM Donald Tusk said on Oct. 24, as reported by Reuters.

25 October 2024, 01:24 AM

Explosion rocks Serbian ammo plant, two workers injured

An explosion occurred at the Sloboda defense plant in the Serbian city of Čačak, N1 news outlet reported on Oct. 18.

18 October 2024, 03:12 PM

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