Serbia
Russian plane extinguishes major wildfire hotspots in Serbia
According to the Russian emergencies ministry, over the four days of participating in firefighting operations, the aircraft has performed 19 flights and dropped an overall of 798 tons of water
Russian plane makes five missions to tackle Serbian wildfires on day three
The Il-76 plane dropped 210 metric tons of water during its efforts
Russian Emergencies Ministry firefighting plane suppresses major wildfires in Serbia
The crew’s efforts have proved highly effective
Vucic thanks Russia for providing Serbia with aircraft for fighting forest fires
Serbia is currently facing wildfires, prompting local authorities to turn to Moscow for assistance
Russian plane drops tons of water over epicenter of wildfire in Serbia
The firefighting effort is being complicated by hot temperatures and strong gusts of wind
Aircraft dispatched by Russia’s Emergencies Ministry joins firefighting efforts in Serbia
The special Russian flight was greeted by Emergencies Ministry personnel at the Serbian Interior Ministry and local officials
Russian aircraft to begin firefighting in Serbia on August 20 — group head
Aircraft Commander Andrey Vilkov says the city of Nis "is welcoming us with open arms and wonderful people"
Russian Emergencies Ministry aircraft arrives in Serbia to help fight major wildfires
The aircraft landed at Nis airport
Serbian Socialist Party announces plans to take part in parliamentary elections on its own
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on August 14 that early parliamentary elections will be held in the country in October or November
FAZ journalist Martens could be banned from entering Republika Srpska — Dodik
The chairman of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats in Republika Srpska said that Banja Luka's position regarding Michael Martens needs to be determined
Danube water level at lowest point in 100-150 years — Serbian Interior Ministry
As of today, 32 fire outbreaks have been contained across the country, the official noted
Serbia should have expelled FAZ journalist for comments about Russians — ex-PM
Aleksandar Vulin said that such insulting words must not have been uttered in Belgrade, "and now that this took place, they should be punished"
Serbian politician urges Vucic to stay in office until EU accession referendum
Chairman of Serbia's Movement of Socialists Aleksandar Vulin stressed that "this is the issue that everything else depends on"
Vucic describes Europe’s actions against Russia as 'hybrid war'
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic also noted that "Russia is a nuclear power and no one can just attack it"
Serbia may leave Kosovo without water for hydropower plant due to oppression of Serbs
The 270-kilometer-long Ibar River flows via Serbia and Montenegro and feeds Gazivode Lake of Kosovo’s largest hydropower plant of the same name
Vucic says Europe is on brink of larger war
Apart from that, Serbian President said that he doesn’t think that the conflict in Ukraine could be ended this year
Protest against Zelensky’s visit takes place near the Serbian presidential office
The demonstrators also carried a crossed-out photo of Zelensky and a banner featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin's portrait
Serbia to do everything to assist Kiev in its swift EU accession — Vucic
Serbia itself has held candidate status for EU membership since 2012, with accession negotiations ongoing since 2014
Vucic says he did not discuss Serbia-Ukraine military cooperation between with Zelensky
The Serbian president did not rule out such a dialogue after the end of the conflict
Zelensky not welcome in Serbia, his visit not in its interests — Serbian politician
Aleksandar Durdev says the reason for this sentiment is that Vladimir Zelensky is "a person representing a state that supplied Croatia with weapons and ammunition in the 1990s"