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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin pose for a photo on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

U.S.-sanctioned Serbia official meets with Putin, says Belgrade is an ally

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Aleksandar Vulin, former director of Serbia's intelligence agency attends a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 8, 2021. Serbia's new government will include a former intelligence chief, Aleksandar Vulin who has fostered close ties with Russia and is sanctioned by the United States, the prime minister-designate Milos Vucevic said on Tuesday April 30, 2024. The inclusion of Vulin into the new government suggests further shift toward Russia despite Serbia's proclaimed pro-EU path. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Serbia’s new government to include U.S.-sanctioned ex-intelligence chief with close ties to Russia

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FILE - Serbian spy chief Aleksandar Vulin listens during a press conference of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, in Belgrade, Serbia, on Oct. 8, 2022. Serbian pro-Russian head of the state's intelligence service, who has been under U.S. sanctions, resigned Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, citing his attempt to avoid possible further embargo against the Balkan nation. In July, the U.S. imposed sanctions on Aleksandar Vulin, accusing him of involvement in illegal arms shipments, drug trafficking and misuse of public office. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Serbia’s pro-Russia intelligence chief sanctioned by the US has resigned citing Western pressure

By Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

Army soldiers perform during a military exercise, at Batajnica Air Base near Belgrade, Serbia, on April 22, 2023. Serbia on Friday, June 23, 2023 reiterated the threat of an armed intervention in its former province of Kosovo, unless the NATO-led peacekeepers stationed there don't protect the minority Serbs there from "the great terror" of the Kosovo "regime." Serbian army chief-of-staff, Gen. Milan Mojsilovic, said that the military stands ready to fulfil its tasks "in accordance to the constitution" and orders from the army supreme commander, President Aleksandar Vucic. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Serbia halts arms exports after U.S. sanctioned country’s spy chief for alleged illegal arms trade

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Peter Nikitin, a Russian pro-democracy activist residing in Serbia, shouts slogans during a protest against Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, June 6, 2022. Nikitin said Thursday, July 13, 2023, that Serbian authorities have banned him from entering the country upon return from a trip abroad. Nikitin is well known as a fierce critic of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has been one of the organizers of antiwar and pro-democracy protests in Serbia by the Russians and Ukrainians living in the country. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Russian anti-war activist says he was banned entry into Serbia at Belgrade airport

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Serbian spy chief Aleksandar Vulin listens during a press conference of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says the real reason why the country’s intelligence agency chief is facing U.S. sanctions is his position toward Russia and not corruption allegations. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Serbian president says real reason U.S. sanctioned Serbia’s spy chief is his posture toward Russia

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Serbian defense minister banned from Kosovo

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In this photo taken Tuesday, June 27, 2017, an anti-aircraft rocket system is displayed during an arms fair in Belgrade, Serbia. Serbia's Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said Monday June 24, 2019 that live-ammunition drills being held with Russian and Belarusian troops show that Serbia has allies in any future war in the Balkans. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia’s defense chief crows about Russian military allies

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Official: Serbia could ditch EU bid, turn to Russia

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, a Serbian Army MiG-29 jet fighter performs during ceremony in Batajnica, military airport near Belgrade, Serbia. Serbia's defense ministry says it has taken delivery of four Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus, part of an arms purchase that could heighten tensions in the Balkans and increase Moscow's influence in the region. Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin attended the ceremony at an air force base in Belarus on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia takes delivery of 4 more Russian-made fighter jets

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Serbia bans Croatian defense official in tit-for-tat measure

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In this photo taken Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, chief-of-staff of the Serbian Armed Forces Ljubisa Dikovic, left, reviews the honour guard during a bilateral Serbian and U.S. airborne exercise at Lisicji jarak airport, some 15 kilometres (10 miles) north of Belgrade, Serbia. Serbia's Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin says the rejection of a U.S. visa application for the army chief of staff will have consequences for military relations between the two countries. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

US refuses visa for Serbia’s army chief of staff

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

In this Sept. 1, 2000 file photo, former Yugoslav army chief of staff General Nebojsa Pavkovic, left, and General Vladimir Lazarevic, right, attend military exercise, near the eastern Serbian town of Pirot, Serbia. Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin told Serbia's state TV on Thursday Oct. 19, 2017 that Gen. Vladimir Lazarevic, a former general convicted for war crimes and other Serb commanders who took part in a bloody crackdown against Kosovo's Albanians in the 1990s, will be invited to teach at the Balkan country's military academy. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Convicted war criminal to teach at Serbia’s military academy

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press