Oil magnate Aleksandar Govor bought 850 restaurants of the McDonald's chain after the company withdrew from Russia. The restaurant on Pushkin Square, the first McDonald's restaurant in the country, is now the first to be closed. McDonald's was in Russia for three decades
Soldiers of the Russian elite brigade refused the order to go to Ukraine. Russia cannot punish them, because it has not officially declared war with Ukraine, it can only transfer or fire them
The idea of a free Europe is threatened by the very country that made the greatest sacrifice in the fight against fascism. Serbia will continue with the defense of freedom, towards full membership in the European Union
More than 10 million shares of the Oil Industry of Serbia were sold yesterday. The seller was Gazprom Neft, and the buyer was Gazprom. Gazprom Neft no longer has a controlling stake on its own, but together with the "mother" it does
About 6 percent of the Serbian Oil Industry was sold on the Belgrade Stock Exchange today. The value of the sale is about 7,2 billion dinars.
Ending Europe's dependence on Russian oil, responsibility for war crimes committed in the Ukrainian cities of Buchi and Mariupol, exclusion from SWIFT for some other Russian banks, exclusion from the EU of cable, satellite and Internet networks of certain Russian state media - these are the targets of the sixth package of sanctions that will be submitted by the European Union to the members
"These days, we are actually choosing what kind of mark we will leave in history as a generation, we are choosing whether we will renounce the Balkan circle of madness that guarantees descendants only the obligation to pay debts that are the product of the decisions of our ancestors. I am a million percent sure that we as a people believe that everyone has the right to live freely. I believe that after the bloody legacy of the recent past, which we went through together with our neighbors, we all despise war"
The attempt to justify Russian aggression made the first man of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, the target of criticism from the Jewish community, because by juggling the term "denazification" he mocked, in the eyes of Israel, the victims of the Holocaust. However, the Russian side did not accept the criticism and continued in the same tone
The American representative to the OSCE, Michael Carpenter, says that the Russians are preparing to annex Donetsk and Luhansk. Putin's Chechen ally Ramzan Kadyrov says a major Russian offensive is underway along the entire front line in Lugansk Oblast
The American newspaper "Washington Post" quotes Edward Chow, an expert on energy security, who says: "I don't know how this will end, but everything points to the forecast that it could end very badly for both Western Europe and Russia."
After the media conference of the President of Serbia, there was a "dullness of not knowing" in the public. What is Vučić talking about in response to the American senator's claims
EPS should be the leader in the production of renewable energy, said Minister Mihajlović in the context of the energy crisis that could eventually be caused by Russia. British households could save by switching off their vampire appliances, and Germans by listening to their minister and cycling
Since Hollywood film companies withdrew from Russia at the end of February, cinemas have lost 70 percent of their audience. The Russian government is offering help to Russian producers in the hope that domestic cinema will be a worthy replacement for Hollywood. Bollywood is also being counted on, so Mandarin and Hindi translators are being sought
A group of over 200 university professors, academics, bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church and other prominent figures launched a petition in Belgrade today asking the Government of Serbia and the President of the Republic, Aleksandar Vučić, not to introduce sanctions or to question cooperation with the Russian Federation by any decision.
Ukrainian soldiers continued to defend the Azovstal steel plant in besieged Mariupol. Zelensky announces withdrawal from peace negotiations. British sources say Russian forces are expanding into eastern Ukraine
Countless times in previous decades, the phrase that nothing will be the same after an important world event has been used, but it was never truer than when it was uttered on February 24 of this year, the first day of Russia's attack on Ukraine. Like the other one, that on February 24, the world woke up to a new reality
Some animals were released to search for food on their own, six tigers and six lions were transferred to Poland, and almost all other wild animals in the zoos of Ukraine are in their cages. Many will die of hunger. The young doe killed herself. The howling of wolves is more terrifying than the sound of sirens.
The video clip shows that a Russian helicopter was shot down. How to check if this is true in complicated war conditions? Serious media houses claim that it is not difficult
This is a battle for democracy, Biden said. Two rocket attacks on Lviv. Russia can use nuclear weapons even if the enemy does not use them. Russian forces took control of the town of Slavutič. He appeared to Shoigu. The Russians announced that they had begun the second phase of the war
In Brussels, the leaders of the Western world were united in condemning the Russian aggression against Ukraine. If Russia uses chemical weapons, the US will respond with the same measure. Russian TV reports that Mariupol was actually destroyed by Ukrainian nationalists. The Ukrainian authorities claim that the Russians are forcibly taking their citizens to Russia
The new package of sanctions aimed at Russian companies will, as things stand now, also affect the operations of Naftna industrija Srbije (NIS), as it is majority owned by the Russian Gazpromneft. Official Belgrade considers that Serbia has found itself as "collateral damage" of the European sanctions against Russia and requests an exemption, which is currently "under consideration". The EU has been pointing out to Serbia for 10 years now the almost non-existent diversification in energy supply and reliance only on Russian oil.
Russian Duma expands "false information" law regarding "special military operation" in Ukraine. Until now, expressions such as "invasion", "war" or "aggression" were not allowed to be used in this context. Whoever in the future expresses himself in an undesirable manner about the sanctions introduced against Russia and the actions of the Russian state abroad, will also have to reckon with a multi-year prison sentence.
I did the job of senior public prosecutor, says lawyer Aleksandar Olenik. He filed criminal charges against three members of right-wing movements with the High Public Prosecutor's Office for drawing the letter "Z" that was painted on Russian military vehicles in Ukraine and became a symbol of the invasion. The penalty for that offense is two to twelve years in prison
Due to the reluctance to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine and align its policy with EU sanctions against Russia, Serbia, without a real defense on the Western international stage, found itself the target of criticism from Podgorica and Pristina. As the game of sitting on two chairs has come to an end, the completely unprepared progressive government is viewed with suspicion as an unreliable ally from Brussels, Washington and London, and from Moscow, Beijing and Minsk. The international position of Serbia is significantly weakened, and the pressures are growing
The informal group "Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians and Serbs together against the war" sent four demands to the state against those who support Russian aggression. Serbia is one of the few countries where rallies in support of Russia are organized
NATO will make an effort to strengthen the air defenses of the Allies, as part of the wider activities of increasing the military presence, but only up to the border of the alliance. Official Kiev's demands to initiate a NATO no-fly zone over Ukraine are not realistic, as it is an invitation to directly enter the war against Russia
Russian oligarchs, under direct Western sanctions, are looking for a way to preserve their wealth as much as possible. One option is to transfer money to the United Arab Emirates
