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Russia Accuses Serbia of Backstabbing by Helping Arm Ukraine
- On Thursday, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service accused Serbia of supplying Soviet-era ammunition to Ukraine via NATO intermediaries, despite Serbia's declared neutrality.
- These shipments follow long-known reports since early 2023 of Serbian defense companies delivering hundreds of thousands of shells, with Russia surprised by the recent public condemnation.
- Serbia, a traditional Slavic ally to Russia heavily dependent on Russian energy, continues exporting about 800 million euros worth of ammunition through third countries while seeking EU membership.
- The SVR stated the arms transfers represent a betrayal and a profit from 'the blood of fraternal Slavic peoples,' while President Aleksandar Vucic defended the legality of exports and stressed Serbia's neutral stance.
- These developments highlight Serbia's complex positioning between historic ties to Russia and ambitions for EU integration, fueling tensions amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict.
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The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) accuses Serbia of sending ammunition to Ukraine, denouncing the Kremlin's real "strike in the back". Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, who wants to maintain good relations with Moscow, denies any export to Kiev.
Has Serbia really fallen afoul of Moscow?
Is it getting harder for Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić to maintain his balancing act between Moscow and the West? Why else, after all, would Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) suddenly revive a year-old story about covert arms supplies to Ukraine? Back in June of last year, the Financial Times splashed the story that Serbia had exported around €800 million ($900 million) worth of ammunition to third parties that then ended up being…
Serbia in the pliers: Russia accuses the country of delivering arms to Ukraine despite neutrality. Geopolitical tensions are increasing.
How and why did Serbian weapons end up in NATO-occupied Ukraine?
Ever since Russia’s direct response to the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict, the political West has been trying to keep the Neo-Nazi junta afloat. A major hurdle in this process has been getting enough weapons to its forces. The United States and EU/NATO delivered massive amounts of Western-made systems, but this was nowhere near enough to counter the […] The post How and why did Serbian weapons end up in NATO-occupied Ukraine? first appeare…
Russia accuses Serbia of 'stabbing Moscow in the back' by arming Kyiv
After Russia claimed Serbia was supplying ammunition to Ukraine, Belgrade denied all the allegations, with President Aleksandar Vučić stating that he was willing to investigate the claims in conjunction with Moscow.
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