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Orbán rushes to TurkStream after explosives found near pipeline on Serbia border

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited the Serbian-Hungarian border on April 6 to inspect the TurkStream gas pipeline after explosives were found near the route a day earlier, Telex reported. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó also traveled to the border.

6 April, 02:23 PM

Serbia finds no Ukrainian link to explosives near TurkStream

Serbian security services said they had determined that Ukraine was not involved in planting explosives found near the TurkStream pipeline, Kurir reported on April 5.

6 April, 12:35 PM

Hungary marks 155 years since Lesya Ukrainka’s birth with monument

A monument to Ukrainian writer and poet Lesya Ukrainka was unveiled in the Hungarian city of Hódmezővásárhely, marking the 155th anniversary of her birth, Ukraine’s ambassador to Hungary Fedir Shandor said on public broadcaster Suspilne on Feb. 25.

25 February, 06:39 PM

Serbia moves away from Russian gas toward EU supplies

Serbia is actively diversifying its energy supplies away from Russia and is negotiating to purchase natural gas through the European Union’s joint procurement mechanism, President Aleksandar Vučić told Reuters in an interview on Feb. 4.

5 February, 09:35 PM

Russian Gazprom Neft accepts MOL’s Serbian bid

Russia’s Gazprom Neft has approved the Hungarian energy company MOL Nyrt’ offer to purchase a stake in Serbia’s oil company Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS), Bloomberg reported on Jan. 24.

26 January, 09:13 AM

Serbian student protesters start signature drive for snap general election

Participants in Serbia's student-led anti-government protests have begun collecting signatures for early parliamentary elections, the Associated Press reported on Dec. 29.

29 December 2025, 03:45 PM

Ukraine hits back after Serbian minister says it should ‘pay with territory’ for past ‘crimes’

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on Dec. 18 condemned remarks by Serbian Minister of Information and Telecommunications Boris Bratina, who claimed Ukrainians should “pay with territory” for alleged historical crimes.

19 December 2025, 10:10 AM

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

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