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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 minister Aleksandar Vulin says the country is negotiating the purchase of Russian military helicopters and other equipment that has the potential to heighten tensions in the war-weary Balkans and increase Moscow's influence in the region. In October, the Serbian air force received six MiG-29 fighter jets from Russia, which has also promised the delivery of 30 tanks. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Russia negotiating more arm sales to Balkan ally Serbia

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 the statue of Soviet founder stands in front of the Luzhniki stadium entrance in Moscow. The historic Luzhniki stadium, built in 1956, will host the opening and the final matches of 2018 World Cup. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

2018 WORLD CUP: Guide to the 12 stadiums and their matches

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

South Korea's Koo Ja-cheol kicks a penalty shot to score against Serbia during a friendly soccer match in Ulsan, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. (Kim In-chul/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea, Serbia draw 1-1 in friendly in Ulsan

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Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-Min, right, gets away from Manchester United's Ander Herrera, during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, at Old Trafford, in Manchester, England, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)

South Korea picks Premier League stars for World Cup warmups

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

Hoyt Brian Yee, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, responsible for U.S. relations with the countries of Central Europe and South Central Europe listens as Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Serbia's defense minister on Tuesday sharply criticized as &quot;hostile&quot; the remarks by a senior U.S. diplomat who said Belgrade needs to choose between Russia and the West if it wants to join the European Union. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbian minister denounces US official for ‘hostile’ remarks

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

MiG-29 jet fighters of Russian aerobatic team Strizhi (Swifts) perform during ceremony in Batajnica, military airport near Belgrade, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Russia has formally handed over six MiG-29 fighter jets to Serbia, part of an arms delivery that could worsen tensions in the war-weary Balkans. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Russia hands over fighter jets to Serbia

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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

In this photo taken Thursday, June 29, 2017, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin attends a government swearing in ceremony at the Serbian Parliament building, in Belgrade, Serbia. Serbia's defense minister has reaffirmed his support for a convicted war criminal, denouncing the U.S. ambassador to Belgrade for his critical tweet. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serb minister reaffirms support for convicted war criminal

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This is a Monday Dec. 5, 2016, file photo taken from video of former Bosnian Serb military chief General Ratko Mladic as he looks across the court room at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in the Hague Netherlands. (ICTY Video via AP File)

Serbia supports Ratko Mladic’s release on health grounds

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In this Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 file photo, Dragan Vasiljkovic, right, a former Serb paramilitary commander, sits next to a guard in a courtroom at the beginning of his trial in Split, Croatia. The municipal court has sentenced Vasiljkovic to 15 years in prison for war crimes in the 1990s Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. In the verdict it said that Vasiljkovic, also known as Captain Dragan and Daniel Snedden, is guilty of the killings and torture of imprisoned civilians and Croatian troops while he was a rebel Serb commander during the 1991-95 war in Croatia. (AP Photo, FILE)

Ex-rebel Serb commander sentenced to 15 years in Croatia

By DARKO BANDIC - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 17. 2017, file photo, Slovenia's Goran Dragic lifts the trophy after defeating Serbia in the Eurobasket European Basketball Championship finals in Istanbul. Here's how Heat guard Goran Dragic spent his summer vacation. He led Slovenia, his mother's homeland, to an improbable gold medal at the European Championships. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Goran Dragic back with Heat after summer title for Slovenia

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Pierre-Hugues Herbert, right, and Nicolas Mahut of France return the ball to Filip Krajinovic and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia during their double Davis Cup semi final match at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Lille, northern France, Saturday, Sept.16, 2017. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

Davis Cup: Australia and France lead 2-1 in semifinals

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Dusan Lajovic of Serbia reacts to Lucas Pouille of France during their Davis Cup semi final at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Lille, northern France, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

Tsonga and Kyrgios level for France, Australia in Davis Cup

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FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, June 11, 2017, Ramush Haradinaj, candidate for Prime Minister, speaks to media reporters after casting his ballot during the early parliamentary elections Pristina, Kosovo. The ex-prime minister of Kosovo and former guerrilla fighter, Haradinaj was nominated Thursday Sept. 7, 2017, as the country's new premier and tasked with creating a new Cabinet.(AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu, FILE)

Ex-guerrilla fighter nominated to create Kosovo’s new govt

By VISAR KRYEZIU - Associated Press

Republic of Ireland's Shane Long, right, and Serbia's Antonio Rukavina in action during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, Group D match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday Sept. 5, 2017. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)

Kolarov puts Serbia on verge of qualifying for World Cup

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Kosovo and Serbia Working Together Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why Serbia must recognize Kosovo’s independence

By David L. Phillips

US senator asks Serbia to deny Russian staff official status

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FILE - In this March 13, 2017 file photo, Farhad Nouri, known as Little Picasso sits on bed in his room in the &quot;Krnjaca&quot; collective centre near Belgrade, Serbia. A 10-year-old migrant from Afghanistan, who has been nicknamed &quot;Little Picasso&quot; because of his talent for painting, and his family have been offered Serbian citizenship and a job for his father after being stuck for eight months in a refugee camp while seeking to reach Switzerland. Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic made the offer when he met the five-member family in his office on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Afghan migrant ‘Little Picasso’ offered Serbian citizenship

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Croatia court overturns extradition of Albania soccer fan

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Pavel Tordaj, 42, a farmer, shows corn damaged by drought as he stands inside his field of corn in Padina, Serbia, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. Authorities and experts are warning that extremely hot and dry summer this year in the Balkans has decimated crops, dried rivers and hurt the animal world. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Extreme heat decimating crops in parts of Europe

By JOVANA GEC - Associated Press