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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

By Jovana Gec - Associated Press

Fernando Almeyda Rodriguez, right, and Remy Hernandez, pose in front of a mural of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, July 8, 2023. Rodriguez and Hernandez were forced to flee Cuba in the aftermath of 2021 mass protests to avoid persecution for their activism. An unlikely migration route brought them to Serbia last year, where they found safety and sought political asylum. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

For Cuban asylum seekers, options dwindle after Serbia slaps restrictions on visas to curb migration

By Jovana Gec - Associated Press

In this image made from video, Kosovar police car burns in Zvecan, northern Kosovo on May 26, 2023. (AP Photo, File)

Kosovo to partially withdraw special police officers from northern Serb-majority municipalities

By Florent Bajrami and Llazar Semini - Associated Press

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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The Department of the Treasury's seal outside the Treasury Department building in Washington on May 4, 2021. Opponents of Myanmar’s military government applauded fresh financial sanctions imposed by the United States on the Southeast Asian nation but called Thursday, June 22, 2023, for further measures to pressure its ruling generals to restore peace and democracy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

U.S. is sanctioning the pro-Russian head of Serbian intelligence for alleged corruption

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

Montenegro's President Jakov Milatovic, left, shakes hands with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, July 10, 2023. Milatovic is on a two-day official visit to Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Presidents of Serbia, Montenegro agree to patch up strained relations between historic allies

By Jovana Gec - Associated Press

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a press conference after talks with his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Diaz-Canel is on a two-day official visit to Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia to seek meeting with NATO chief, U.N. Security Council session on Kosovo tensions

By Jovana Gec - Associated Press

Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte listens to a question during a press conference after talks with Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic and Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel at the Serbia Palace, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, July 3, 2023. Rutte and Bettel are on a one day visit to Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

The leaders of the Netherlands and Luxembourg tell Kosovo and Serbia to normalize ties for EU hopes

By Florent Bajrami and Llazar Semini - Associated Press

Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte listens to a question during a press conference after talks with Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic and Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel at the Serbia Palace, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, July 3, 2023. Rutte and Bettel are on a one day visit to Serbia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Dutch and Luxembourg PMs urge Serbia and Kosovo to defuse tensions under shadow of war in Ukraine

By Jovana Gec - Associated Press

People use the lights on their mobile phones during a protest in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, July 1, 2023. Thousands of people rallied on Saturday outside a pro-government television station that the protesters say promotes a culture of violence and should be stripped off a nation-wide license in the wake of two mass shootings in May that stunned the Balkan nation. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Thousands in Serbian capital protest pro-government TV station after 2 mass shootings in May

By Jovana Gec - Associated Press

In this image made from video, Kosovar police car burns in Zvecan, northern Kosovo on May 26, 2023. (AP Photo, File)

Serbia releases 3 Kosovo police officers after arrests fueled tensions between Balkan foes

By Jovana Gec - 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 again threatens armed intervention in Kosovo as tension escalates

By Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

U.S. soldiers, part of the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo KFOR guard a municipal building in the town of Leposavic, northern Kosovo, on May 29, 2023. The European Union has summoned the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo for emergency talks on Thursday, June 22, 2023, to try to bring an end to a series of violent clashes near their border that is fueling fears of a return to open conflict. (AP Photo/Marjan Vucetic, File)

EU summons Kosovo and Serbia leaders for emergency talks amid fears of a return to open conflict

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Serbian Ministry of Interior, a three Kosovo police officers captured by Serbian police officers lying face down on a field, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Serbian authorities said Wednesday they have captured three "fully armed" Kosovo police officers inside Serbia near their mutual border, while Kosovo police said they have likely been "kidnapped" on Kosovo territory as they patrolled the area. (Serbian Ministry of Interior via AP)

Serbia opens proceedings against arrested Kosovo policemen, ignoring U.S. call for their release.

By Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Serbian Ministry of Interior, a three Kosovo police officers captured by Serbian police officers lying face down on a field, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Serbian authorities said Wednesday they have captured three "fully armed" Kosovo police officers inside Serbia near their mutual border, while Kosovo police said they have likely been "kidnapped" on Kosovo territory as they patrolled the area. (Serbian Ministry of Interior via AP)

Kosovo tightens border security after saying 3 police officers ‘kidnapped’ by Serbian forces

By Sylejman Kllokoqi and Llazar Semini - Associated Press

$Kosovo Serbs block the street near the municipal building in the town of Zvecan, northern Kosovo, Monday, June 5, 2023. Violent clashes with ethnic Serbs a week ago left 30 international soldiers — 11 Italians and 19 Hungarians — and more than 50 demonstrators injured. The injuries the soldiers suffered included fractures and burns from improvised explosive incendiary devices. (AP Photo/Dejan Simicevic)$

Kosovo says 3 border police officers ‘kidnapped’ by Serbia; Belgrade says they crossed illegally

By Dusan Stojanovic and Llazar Semini - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic talks to reporters after the team won the NBA Championship with a victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Nikola Jokic’s hometown in Serbia celebrates Denver Nuggets’ 1st NBA title

By Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Montenegro's capital Podgorica, Sunday, June 11, 2023. Montenegro votes in an early parliamentary election which is seen as a test of whether the small NATO-member Balkan country can overcome deep internal political divisions and instability that have hampered its European Union membership path. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)

Montenegro holds snap parliamentary election that could determine EU path

By Predrag Milic - Associated Press

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Kosovo's capital Pristina on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Kurti on Thursday complained of bias to his country from the United States and the European Union and tolerance towards Serbia what he called as authoritarian regime. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Kosovo complains of biased western envoys in talks with its former foe Serbia

By Llazar Semini - Associated Press

Two people carry their dogs as they attend a protest in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, June 3, 2023. Tens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia's capital on Saturday in protest of the government's handling of a crisis after two mass shootings in the Balkan country. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Protesters back on the streets of Belgrade as president ignores calls to stand down

By Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press