Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD
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The Serbian MOI, Aleksandar Vulin, during his visit to the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, said: "It takes two for peace, and only one fool for war". Really brave of him to say that in Moscow. :-)
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In addition,
@MarinSanna
personally symbolizes the opposite image of the world from the one that Russia sees as a model. She is a young, hardworking, successful European, capable of making strategic decisions for her nation…1/5
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Even Kazakhstan, which is in the Eurasian Union with Russia, is trying to distance itself from Putin's dangerous war adventures, but Serbia (the only one with Belarus) is proudly and strongly supporting Putin. Unfortunately, we have been making wrong decisions for 30 years!
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Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro banned the overflight of the Russian government plane with Sergei Lavrov on a flight to Belgrade. I recommend them to show how powerful they are and fly over Ukraine, and then Orban would surely allow them to fly over Hungary.
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What Macron is proposing to Zelensky is not much different from similar situation when French PM Paul Reynaud proposed to Churchill in June 1940, not to go to war with Hitler because it could makes him very angry. Only Macron forgets that there are no white flags in Ukraine!
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One of the new European leaders, for example, is the PM of Estonia,
@kajakallas
. The new European leaders are also the PM of Finland
@MarinSanna
and
@SwedishPM
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I assume that in the next report, Amnesty International will accuse Ukraine of intentionally exposing civilians to danger by building theaters, schools, the parliament building, hospitals in the city center...
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The Ministry of Interior of MONTENEGRO announced today that 44 properties of 34 Russian citizens with previously imposed sanctions were frozen. Respecting EU sanctions. Magnitsky Act in action!
@Billbrowder
@john_sipher
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For the most part, the operation to discredit
@MarinSanna
is the result of the Kremlin's irrational motives. First of all, there’s the desire for revenge because Finland joined NATO under her leadership…1/3
@EURACTIV
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Is Putin's Russia a terrorist state? Yes, by all parameters! In the column for
@KyivPost
I listed and explained them.
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Putin’s Titanic is now heading towards Ukrainian iceberg and the world’s obligation once again, just as it was during the time the world faced Hitler, is to unite against RU aggression and to put an end to it because there is no other way…
@KyivPost
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Dr Nestorović upravo na Prva TV reče da većina zemalja na svetu odbija da nabavi zapadne vakcine. I da je čak i Indija odbila da koristi zapadne vakcine. Indija koja proizvodi AstraZeneca i Moderna vakcine. Neverovatan šarlatanski pristup ozbiljnoj temi.
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BREAKING: A little while ago, I learned from my friends from Ankara, who are close to the presidential cabinet, that Turkey will approve Sweden's membership in NATO before the summit in Vilnius. GOOD NEWS!!!
@NATO
@SwedishPM
@SweMFA
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“The return of the occupied East and Crimea to Ukraine is therefore a historical turning point, which will permanently unlearn Russia from aggression and annexation, as a supreme national interest. It is in the interest of the West to support Ukraine…”
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The joy in Russia after the missile retaliation against Ukraine was reminiscent of the celebrations in Afghanistan and Pakistan after the attacks on the New York Twin Towers and the Pentagon in 2001…By the way, all of the above are war crimes.
@KyivPost
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“According to Amnesty, how should the Ukrainian army behave? Should they leave the cities, settle in the fields and forests and leave its people to persecution, bombing and death?” My article for
@KyivPost
OP-ED
The resignation of Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard is no longer enough to serve justice. It is time for Amnesty International to complete its 60-year mission.
#AmnestyStandsWithTerror
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In Dec, it will be 10 years since the first Magnitsky Act. Through the persistence and sacrifice of
@Billbrowder
, Sergei's employer from the Moscow days, his sacrifice turned into a "sword of vengeance" against all those who would use torture and murder…
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Russia used to "justify" its bombing of civilian facilities in UKR by lying they housed army or weapons. Today, they don't even bother. As terrorists, they destroy and kill civilians! And the Russian people rejoice. This is not just Putin's war, all of Russia is at war in UKR!
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A boycott of the Paris Olympics, advocated by Poland, the Baltic states and others, in addition to Ukraine, is the only practical way for the IOC to change its mind and not allow Russia to use the Paris Olympics for its conquest goals.
@EURACTIV
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I despise influential figures from the US and the West with many followers but not a single tweet about crimes in Ukraine "because they are busy with other topics".Nothing is more important than condemning Russian crimes and supporting Ukraine! Cowards or/and Kremlin mercenaries.
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@kajakallas
I don't understand what is the problem with this photo and furniture? It's obvious that the Russian trolls have nothing to find and cannot accept the fact that you are becoming a serious European leader.
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It's creepy how many Western politicians and "analysts" consciously change their thesis, saying that the West is tired of helping Ukraine and it's best to find a solution for peace. Putin will pay for these words with gold (has already paid for most, that's why they say it).
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“A July economic study from Yale warns that the fear of shortages and rising prices in EU is nothing more than the effect of the same propaganda from the Kremlin, which says that the ruble is strong and that revenues from oil and gas are higher than ever.”
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The reality is that, as long as the Russian army is on the territory of Ukraine,Putin’s calls for peace are fake, just like the referendums in the four occupied regions and supposed accession of these territories to Russia. My Op-Ed for
@KyivPost
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The Islamic Republic of Iran was today appointed Chair of the U.N. Human Rights Council Social Forum. This year's theme is technology and promotion of human rights.
The U.N. is a meaningless and useless organization and serves as a stage for dictators!
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The Kremlin and Lubyanka cannot stand any of this, particularly the last one. They cannot stand anything that
@MarinSanna
and, for example, Estonian Prime Minister
@kajakallas
symbolize…3/5
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We have all watched those Fellini scenes of Russian soldiers sending home stuff they stole in Ukraine from the post office in Belarus. Not even in Monty Python show: most stuff they sent stolen by Russian postmen, knowing they could not be legally responsible.
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She is a symbol of a new generation of leaders who understand the 21st century, because they have matured in it and are shaping it to a great extent. And finally, she is a woman…2/5
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Their leadership, and especially their charisma, is intolerable for Russian ethical and aesthetical standards, with models like half-naked Putin riding a bear, and for the older generation, Brezhnev kissing Erich Honecker on the mouth… 4/5
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Serbia on June 7.
I am very happy that the book FREEZING ORDER by
@Billbrowder
in Serbian language will be waiting for him in Belgrade. It will already be in bookstores and we'll do our best to get him a copy.
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Ali RTS koji u Dnevniku govori da je “Moskva zabrinuta zbog humanitarne katastrofe u Ukrajini za koju su krivi ukrajinski nacionalisti sa kojima se ruska vojska bori. A da situaciju dodatno komplikuje isporuka naoruzanja Ukrajini od strane zapadnih zemalja”. Majko mila!
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When making the decision to invade Ukraine in February, Putin made two false assumptions – the strength of his own army and the strength of the resistance he would encounter in Ukraine. He overestimated the first, and underestimated the second.
@KyivPost
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BREAKING — Kazakhstan will follow the sanctions regime against Russia, President Tokayev says .
The country does not have any concerns regarding territorial claims from the Russian Federation, he added.
So Kazakhstan, what is Serbia's excuse for sanctions?
@avucic
@SerbianPM
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Milenko Jovanov (SNS) upravo na TV Pink reče: “Nema političkog ubistva ili pokušaja ubistva bez političke pozadine.” To je naravno istina a on to najbolje zna još iz vremena dok je bio član DSS a kad je ubijen premijer Djindjić.
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JUST FOLLOW CAREFULLY! The Kremlin is entering a phase of using corrupt European and other Western politicians and public figures as bots and trolls. They now use a bizarre thesis "Russia is not our enemy". That phase of Russian propaganda runs parallel to the campaign (from the
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Ljiljana Smajlović isijava zlo i iz televizora! Osećam neku jaku nelagodu dok je slušam i gledam.
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"..Over the past two and a half years,
@kajakallas
has emerged as by far the most determined European leader to uncompromisingly support Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression..."
Op-Ed for
@KyivPost
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Excellent contribution by
@JamesKerLindsay
about the relations between Russia and Serbia and their closeness. I am glad that my article on the subject, which I published in the Brussels portal
@EURACTIV
, is part of this analysis.
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"Russian world" is just a worthless inscription on a safe which contains hundreds of billions stolen in Russia and around the world, and the Putin’s mafia brotherhood will defend them regardless of the victims it leaves behind.
@EURACTIV
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Na TV Prva je Milorad Komrakov. Predstavlja svoju knjigu o 5.oktobru i “jedinu pravu istinu” o tome. Zlo nam se ponovo kezi u lice, kao da nije prošlo 20 godina. Kao da se točak vraća unazad. A mislio sam da je neslana šala da je Milijana Baletić vraćena na velika vrata na RTV.
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“…Just like on the street, where passers-by move aside from a drunkard while he is shouting and vomiting, everyone who takes care of themselves and their hygiene stays away from Russia…”
My Op-Ed for
@KyivPost
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The American elections of 2024 will be crucial for the world at large as well as for the US. Donald Trump's likely return to leadership raises the possibility of another breakdown in the country. Unprecedented discord, a weakening of democratic standards, and a foreign strategy
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The draft proposal for the Magnitsky Law in Serbia will be ready on Monday! I am so happy that my country will become part of a democratic world that puts human rights and the fight against international corruption first. Thanks
@Billbrowder
for doing so much for the world!
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…Aleksandar Vulin's (Serbian MOI) visit to Russia, at this moment, caused enormous damage to Serbia and its existential interests. It was a gesture of support for a renegade state and its isolated regime and could not be understood differently...
@EURACTIV
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Russians don't know how to protect their freedom, dignity and rights, because they never had them. Russian and Russian Orthodox Church doctrines taught that they should protect the country and the ruler. As slaves, Russians don't want to be free but want to have their own slaves.
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@olex_scherba
I published this sci. article at the beginning of April. “RUSSISM - NEW NAZISM”. Many told me at the time that I was exaggerating. Time has shown that unfortunately I was completely right and that my theses from the article have been proven in reality.
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"Behind the tough talk and perennial threats, Putin’s actions reflect a deep fear of the international community seeking to judge the unprovoked carnage and inhumanity he has unleashed..."
My latest for
@KyivPost
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Is the Balkans the next target of Putin's Russia? Russian services are already working hard, recruiting, paying, organizing associates and support in the Balkans. Unlike Ukraine, Serbia and Republika Srpska will welcome them as liberators. 👇
West and Russia – Balkan race against time – International Security Institute
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"...A messy, lethargic, and at times comical parade on Red Square was Moscow's depiction of the disintegration of Putin's mission of evil, which is happening in real-time in eastern Ukraine..."
My Op-Ed for
@KyivPost
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For God's sake! TV shows Monty Python and 'Allo 'Allo made less fun.
“To save Europe from Putin we must continue to buy Russian oil. If we don't do that, Putin will sell it elsewhere and profit more from higher prices. It's better to buy Russian oil and not for him to profit.”
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All Russian ambassadors in Europe and the West are out of work. They have no activities in the countries they serve. Only Russian ambassador to Serbia is having regular meetings with the Serbian leadership. He even advises and recommends what Serbia should and shouldn't do.
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Putin and Russia attacked Ukraine on February 24, convinced that they were only attacking Ukraine. Since the glorious victory did not happen after five days or after five months, a plausible excuse had to be found for the absence of a triumph. 1/10
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Anyone who still has a dilemma about seizing the Russian state's assets around the world and directing that money to the reconstruction of Ukraine should read carefully these words of
@Billbrowder
. Russia is already doing this!
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Da li je naša država pitala bratsku nam Rusiju kakvo je to diplomatsko predstavništvo otvorila u, kako pišu u diplomatskoj noti, REPUBLICI KOSOVO?!
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It was necessary to "hit" Finland, because while the invasion of Ukraine continues, it is still a living symbol of resistance to Russia, a historical shame for its expansionist goals. 3/3
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Russia is a fraud and a liar! And that can be seen more and more now. Russia is a terrorist state! Putin's regime is a Nazi regime!
My Op-Ed for
@EURACTIV
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The relativization of the Ukrainian tragedy in the Western public, its reduction to routine, to side news, to the pattern, is a "commodity" that the Kremlin will pay for with pure gold, and there is every chance that it did so much earlier.
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In revenge, because that eternal object of imperial Russia's desire, which it never reached, has now officially moved to the rival camp, and disappeared forever…2/3
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My friend Sergei from Moscow, whom I know from Oxford, writes to me angrily and helplessly: “Everything is fake and poor in Russia except madness, rage and contempt towards democracy and freedom. Even patriotism is fake. We sincerely hate everybody.”
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“…A month and thousands of dead Russian soldiers later, the "liberation" of Donbass was proclaimed as the new goal of the invasion. It was something easier to understand than "demilitarization and denazification", but still far and difficult to achieve…”
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@Joyce_Karam
It was the other way around, not so long ago. When Putin left Erdogan waiting in front of the cabinet for more than two minutes. Dictator petty games.
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Ove godine u Prizrenu, a i dogodine. Niko ne brani da se dodje. Ima lepih stanova u novogradnji, prodaju se. Nove kuće takodje… Mislim ko hoće da živi ovde.
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Dear
@billbrowder
when are we promoting the Serbian edition of FREEZING ORDER? It looks great! Tomorrow sending copies to decision makers and media editors in Serbia. On Wednesday in bookstores. Expecting our dear friend
@john_sipher
as the author of the foreword at the promotion
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Dear .
@kajakallas
, I predicted your fantastic success more than 10 months ago. I congratulate you on your great leadership and success in the elections.
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@spaikin
@Billbrowder
@TheAgenda
@tvo
FREEZING ORDER by
@Billbrowder
soon in Serbian language! It is important that Serbs read who Putin is and what he is like. This book will be especially a nightmare for Putin when it is published in Serbia.
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There’s no significance of the public opinion poll saying that the majority in Serbia is against the sanctions imposting on Russia. The same majority was against the extradition of war crimes convicted to the Hague International Court of Justice. They were all extradited anyway!
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THREAD: Tragic events of Russian aggression against Ukraine which, in fact, started long before February 24, 2022, have shown the world few interesting peculiarities. 1/8
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"Being in a company with Putin and Russia has been a matter of poor choice and significant business risk. Today it is a matter of hygiene and the answer to the question – do you want to be part of a small renegade club?"
My latest for
@KyivPost
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The Second World War ended with the unconditional defeat of whoever started that war. The new Europe was built on that fact, as the biggest peace and democratic project in the history of mankind. No one today has the right to decide otherwise!
@KyivPost
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Berlin's restraint towards UKR is a consequence of RU long-term subversive actions in Germany. But this is also closely related to German expectations that in some post-war arrangement, it will once again be the first RU partner in the developed Europe…
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@Billbrowder
The very nervousness and fear about the implementation of the Magnitsky Act says that it is an excellent mechanism for punishing dictatorial regimes
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@RichardGrenell
What has the Trump administration done about Afghanistan? President Trump began the policy of withdrawing the American army from Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
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Važno je da odavno znamo identitet zla. Niko nije toliko iritantan i zao kao ova osoba.
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Dragan Djilas neće na RTS u emisiju o Ukrajini, nego hoće da se razgovara o "životnim temama". Pa koje su to? A nisu hrana, grejanje, cene, struja i nafta…a sve to je sad u vezi sa Ukrajinom.
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Ministar Aleksandar Vulin danas je u Moskvi poklonio Nikolaju Petruševu, sekretaru za nacionalnu bezbednost Rusije, uramljen komad aviona F117. Divan gest rusko-srpskog sveta, i snažna poruka zapadu.
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@Billbrowder
The International Security Institute is preparing a proposal to amend the Aliens Act and the Money Laundering Act to bring the Magnitsky Act into line with Serbian law. We are overjoyed because we have the full support of the authorities.
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The head of the legal team of our Institute, which drafted the proposal for the Serbian Magnitsky Act, prof. Dr. Stevan Lilic, presents the Magnitsky legislation at the Montenegro Academy Science and Art.
#sanctions
@Billbrowder
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Russia’s foreign policy has - of its own doing - isolated the country from the civilized world. Counting on salvation from China, it has terminated its relationship with Europe and the West.
My Op-Ed for
@KyivPost
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Kakva bizarnost od pitanja “koga podržavate u ovom sukobu, Palestinu ili Izrael?!” Pa ovo nije sportska manifestacija pa da se navija za jednu od strana.
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Moscow talks a lot about Russophobia, attempting to gather the nation around the war goal and, in general, resistance to the isolation that Putin's rule has led them to. It is difficult to explain the contempt that Russia’s state leaders, and the entire
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The Pope should deal with the fight against corruption, crime and pedophilia in the Vatican and his churches, and leave Ukraine to the brave Ukrainian people! It didn't occur to him to make an appeal to the aggressor to raise the white flag, leave Ukraine and end the war?!!!
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The International Book Fair in Belgrade started today. A brilliant book FREEZING ORDER by
@Billbrowder
and my book THE END OF THE RUSSIAN WORLD in the spotlight.
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Ne razumem kako su to individualne sankcije prema pojedincima (u ovom slucaju Milorada Dodika) napad na sve Srbe?! Poenta ovih sankcija (na osnovu Magnitskog akta) je upravo to da se ne kažnjava čitav narod nego odgovorni pojedinci.
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Ruski portal “Vzgljad”, blizak Kremlju, donosi pogrdan tekst o Srbiji sa naslovom : “Novu eru u odnosima Srbije i SAD otvoriće lezbejka”. Da li će Nj.E. Lazanski da pošalje Otvoreno pismo kao što to radi ruski ambasador u BG kad mu se ne svidi neki tekst?
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What do those "objective", "realistic", "free thinking" Western politicians and analysts who've been using "Putin should not be provoked", "Putin should be given a way out", "the West must not humiliate Russia and Putin" say now...? Obviously, Navalny provoked and humiliated him
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Serbian Minister of IA gave the Russian services wiretapped conversations of the Russian opposition. Honestly, I wished the news wasn't true. I wanted to believe that it was journalistic sensationalism. Unfortunately, I recently found out that it is true!
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Jadranka Joksimović, Serbian Minister for European Integration: “Serbia ready to open cluster 3 - we have a new "political credo"
New political credo (today):
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Thanks to my dear friends
@Billbrowder
and
@john_sipher
who retweeted this article of mine in
@EURACTIV
, 1.725.000 have read it so far.
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