Serbian police arrested two persons suspected of organising training in Serbia for Moldovan and Romanian citizens in “providing more effective physical resistance to police officers in case of riots during election day in that country [Moldova], scheduled for September 28″.
One of those arrested, L.P., is suspected of organising training in a hospitality establishment near the western Serbian town of Loznica, and another person, named S.S., allegedly helped him, the Ministry of Interior said on Friday.
The training was reportedly organised from July 16 to September 12 for 150 to 170 Moldovan and Romanian citizens.
So Serbia is not the Russian puppet they were supposed to be?
Actually interesting that they catched them instead of giving them an award.
The closeness of Russia and Serbia has been grossly exaggerated by both the western press and the Serbian government. That way, the EU can go after lithium for VW and munitions for Ukraine, and if anyone asks inconvenient questions about sonic weapons or why the police and mafia are jointly breaking up protests, Kallas and von der Leyen can just say “oh, well, they’re a Russian puppet, what can you do”.
Serbia’s government is a close ally to Russia and China, while the EU has a far too soft stance on Vucic. It’s time that von der Leyen stops ignoring that “dear Aleksandar” has been slowly introducing an authoritarian regime. It’s time that the EU supports the Serbian protesters there.
…Yes, this is exactly, literally what I’m talking about. You can see the “dear Alexander” yourself, but you’ve been so thoroughly marinated in the “Russian ally” story it doesn’t even register as weird.
Serbia had a military parade some days ago. The French Airforce participated.
Oh, yeah, France - a member of the EU, the bloc Serbia seeks to join - participated.
What is more troublesome is that also Chinese military participated in Belgrade, while Serbia and China bolster defense partnership with new tech and joint projects.
Quick reminder that China is a decisive supporter of Russia in its war against Ukraine, whose officials made public that “China can’t afford Russia to loose the war,” and that former Soviet republics in Europe have no legal status as independent states.
Serbia’s government is a close ally to Russia and China, seeking to undermine democracies, and the EU’s reaction has been remaining far too soft so far. I hope that changes soon.
Addition:
Serbia Unveils Russia’s Krasukha EW Systems in Belgrade Parade, Raising NATO Threat Concerns
Ah, so, Serbia’s simultaneously a close ally of Russia and China, seeking to undermine democracies, and also an aspiring future EU-member, that France has a parade with. Truly the duality of man. And because they buy Chinese hardware you can tell how they’re a close Chinese ally , and because they buy Russian hardware a close Russian ally, and since they also bought French hardware… Really, looks like the only country they’re not-no, wait, here it is.
Repeating your assertions won’t make them true, nor will it make SNS less of an associate member of the EPP. This “dear Alexander” shit didn’t start with Uschi, nor is it just Europe doing it. China and Russia are not Serbia’s allies - but they do find it useful to have a backdoor into the EU. Likewise, the EU does not expect Serbia to actually join the EU - but then again, an EU member couldn’t house German migrants or French nuclear waste. And the yanks… Of course, all this requires someone willing to play ball, which requires a level of… flexibility (last half a dozen or so paragraphs are particularly interesting). It’s the exact same short-termism that resulted in Putin, except the costs outweigh any potential benefits so lopsidedly you kinda have to wonder if maybe there’s people in the EC who would like their own little squad of titushki at home.