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The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said that Vulin used his public authority to help a U.S.-sanctioned Serbian arms dealer move illegal arms shipments across Serbia’s borders. The close associate of populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić had previously served as both the army and police chief. “The U.S. and the EU are looking for my head as a precondition for not imposing sanctions on Serbia," Vulin said in a statement. “I will not allow myself to be the cause of blackmail and pressure on Serbia and the Serbian world. The trip underscored Belgrade’s refusal to join Western sanctions against Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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☆ Toxic smoke from Croatia depot fire spreads in region, may spell ecological risks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Residents near the outskirts of Osijek where the fire began were urged to remain indoors and keep windows shut as clouds of thick, black smoke enshrouded the area. Schools were closed and there were unconfirmed reports the smoke was moving towards Bosnia in the south. Ivan Anušić, governor of the Osijek-Baranja region, accused the owners of the depot, Drava International, which makes plastics, of neglect and violations of law. "This has created an ecological disaster which will hit the whole region, and some neighbouring (regions) as well." [1/5]A firefighter stands near the fire at Drava International factory near Osijek, Croatia, October 4, 2023.

Persons: Ivan Anušić, Anusic, Antonio Bronic, Dragan Vulin, Zeljko, Daria Sito, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Residents, Drava, REUTERS, Reuters Television, Thomson Locations: OSIJEK, Croatia, Croatian, Osijek, Bosnia, Baranja, Drava's

☆ The West’s ‘see no evil’ approach to Serbia’s Vucic is destabilizing the Balkans
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

The result is that, despite Serbia’s professed hopes to join the EU, Vucic has continued to walk a tightrope between Moscow and western powers. A Pristina government official told CNN that they did not want to “surrender” official government buildings to protesters. A decade on, these municipalities have not been created, leaving disputes to fester over the degree of autonomy for Kosovo Serbs. After such episodes, Joseph told CNN that the “see no evil” approach to Vucic’s regime may be starting to crack. “The situation is clear who the bully of the Balkans still is,” Meliza Haradinaj, Kosovo’s former foreign minister, told CNN.

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[1/5] People attend a demonstration "Serbia against violence" organized by Serbia's opposition parties in reaction to the two mass shootings in the same week, in Belgrade, Serbia, June 17, 2023. chanted the crowd in Belgrade, referring to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, as his likeness was paraded alongside that of Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and other prominent figures in black-and-white jail garb. The protesters also demanded the resignation of Serbia's interior minister Bratislav Gasic and secret service chief Aleksandar Vulin whom they blame for failing to stop gangs. Brnabic said last week she was willing to resign and invited opposition parties, who have backed the protests, for dialogue. However, mass shootings were rare until last month.

Persons: Marko Djurica, jumpsuits, Aleksandar Vucic, Ana Brnabic, Bratislav Gasic, Aleksandar Vulin, Vladimir Savic, Vucic, Brnabic, Ivana Sekularac, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: REUTERS, Pink, Thomson Locations: Serbia, Belgrade, BELGRADE, Novi Sad, Nis, Kragujevac, Balkans, Yugoslavia

☆ Tens of thousands gather in Serbia's anti-government protest
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] People attend the protest "Serbia against violence" by Serbia's opposition parties in reaction to the two mass shootings in the same week, in Belgrade, Serbia, June 3, 2023. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaBELGRADE, June 3 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Serbs joined an anti-government protest in Belgrade on Saturday, blaming a culture of violence for the deaths of 18 people in two mass shootings and calling on the interior minister to resign. The protest marked the one-month anniversary of the country's first school shooting on May 3, when a teenager killed ten in an elementary school. In response to the shootings, the government announced school summer holidays would start on June 6, two weeks earlier than planned. Recent Serbian reality TV shows have featured convicted criminals, including murderers, and shown men beating up women.

Persons: Marko Djurica, Aleksandra Vucic, Vucic, Nenad Hadzi Maricic, Bratislav Gasic, Aleksandar Vulin, Aleksandar Saran, Ivana Sekularac, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Marko Djurica BELGRADE, Protesters, Secret, Pink TV, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Serbia, Belgrade, Serbian

[1/5] People attend a protest "Serbia against violence" in reaction to the two mass shootings in the same week, that have shaken the country, in Belgrade, Serbia, May 27, 2023. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaBELGRADE, May 27 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands braved rain and wind in Belgrade on Saturday in an anti-government protest over two mass shootings that killed 18 people, blaming the deaths on a culture of violence that critics say authorities have allowed to permeate society. On May 3 a teenage boy killed nine pupils and a security guard in Belgrade in the first school mass shooting in Serbia, and a day later a 21-year-old man killed eight outside the city. It was the fourth such protest in as many weeks, with demonstrators turning up in similar numbers to the previous three rallies despite bad weather. On Friday, tens of thousands of people bussed-in from across Serbia, neighbouring Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia and North Macedonia rallied in the centre of Belgrade in a show of support for Vucic.

[1/5] People attend a protest "Serbia against violence" in reaction to recent mass shootings that have shaken the country, in Belgrade, Serbia, May 8, 2023. Crowds in numbers not seen in the Balkan country for years, solemnly marched through the city centre behind a banner reading "Serbia Against Violence". Opposition parties and some rights groups accuse President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) of autocracy, oppressing media freedoms, violence against political opponents, cronyism, corruption, and ties with organised crime. In response to the shootings, Serbia's police on Monday started a one-month amnesty for surrendering illegal weapons. In addition to existing gun laws, Vucic announced police checks of registered gun owners.

☆ EU has 'serious questions' as Serbia enters regular consultations with Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands with Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic during a news conference following their meeting in Moscow, Russia April 16, 2021. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Serbian counterpart Nikola Selakovic signed a document on Friday dubbed a "plan on consultations". Serbia had declared EU accession a strategic priority, which implied "alignment with European policies, including on foreign policy issues," he added. Although Serbia has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the United Nations, it has refused to join sanctions against Moscow. On Sunday, Selakovic said Serbia would not recognise results of the referendums in parts of eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow.

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