Aleksandar Vucic

Serbia could become ‘pariah’ over Kosovo, president warns

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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist president warned during a chaotic parliamentary session on Thursday that the Balkan nation could become a European “pariah” state if it rejects a Western plan for normalizing relations with Kosovo. President Aleksandar Vucic faced a hostile reception from the right-wing opposition, which urged parliament to reject the plan and … Read more

Serbia places its troops on Kosovo border on combat alert

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PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Serbia on Monday placed its security troops on the border with Kosovo on “the full state of combat readiness,” ignoring NATO’s calls for calming down of tensions between the two wartime Balkan enemies. Serbia’s Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic said he “ordered the full combat readiness” of police and other security units … Read more