An Air Serbia flight to Moscow turned back to Belgrade over Lithuania after reports that pro-Russia politician Aleksandar Vulin avoided security checks, which he denies.
Didn't Serbians just 'boot' the pro-Russia party from Serbia, recently?
Vucic lost to the Student List but one shouldn’t assume that the victors are thereby antagonistic towards Russia, even though Putin personally endorsed Vucic in the election on multiple occasions.
Being anti-Russia isn’t really a thing in Serbia and I expect that the new government will try to maintain friendly relations with Moscow.
Psh. Cirrus. No. Putin lost in Serbia. Want to attempt to sane-wash the loss in Hungary, too?
Putin ‘lost’ as you put it but one shouldn’t assume that it means a volte face in the new government’s stance vis-a-vis the Ukraine/Russia conflict.
Even in Hungary, where the attitude of the new ruling party towards Putin is noticeably cooler, Magyar is being very cautious about being seen as too pro-Ukrainian.
Eh, Cirrus. That's really in-the-weeds. Bottom line: Pro-Putin parties are losing. Worldwide.
Having his plane diverted is "an act of violence?" What a disdainful and disrespectful attitude towards real victims of violence. Maybe he should instead ask how it is that Russia has lost 1.5 million soldiers (and counting) in its pointless and futile war against Ukraine. Better yet, ask the citizens of Ukraine how many of their friends and neighbors they have lost to this aggression. Then he'll understand what real violence is.
The guy was the head of the security intelligence agency in Serbia.