The war in Ukraine

16.March 2022. S.Ć.

The US response: Anti-aircraft missile systems for the Ukrainians

Biden announced 800 air defense systems worth a billion dollars to Ukraine. Zelensky spoke before the US Congress. His repeated request for a ban on flights over Ukraine was again not accepted. The speech of the Ukrainian president was greeted with applause

The war in Ukraine

16.March 2022. S.Ć.

Lavrov: An epochal moment

At the same time as the media broadcast parts of Sergey Lavrov's interview with optimistic assessments about growth with Ukraine, the US Senate unanimously declared Putin a war criminal.

News

15.March 2022. S.Ć.

REM report: More about Ukraine than party agendas

The crisis in Ukraine dominates the programs dedicated to the pre-election campaign of all television stations monitored by the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media. Only Happy and B92 televisions found it more important to criticize the opposition

The war in Ukraine

14.March 2022. SP

The European Union and Ukraine: Solidarity is possible, candidate status is a little more difficult

The EU is facing a dilemma: can Ukraine be a precedent for the accelerated acquisition of candidate status? Western countries are faithful to the rules and procedures of the accession process, and the member countries in the immediate vicinity of Ukraine believe that they should be accelerated and thereby give Ukraine support and encouragement in the wake of Russian aggression

Gilet

14.March 2022. S.Ć.

Minja Bogavac: The first collateral victim

The independent theater play "Breaking news" was canceled by the MDP theater from Prague due to Serbia's attitude towards the war in Ukraine. Will it always be like this now, asks its author

The war in Ukraine

12.March 2022. S.Ć.

Alexei Navalny: Putin attacked Ukraine, not Russia

The biggest opposition opponent of Vladimir Putin, while he is facing a prison sentence of 15 years, calls on the Russians to come to the protest against the war in Ukraine on Sunday, as they have been doing since the beginning of the Russian invasion. Last week alone, around 53 protesters were arrested in 4500 cities

Interview

10.March 2022. Sonja Ciric

Olena Kontsevich: Anticipating a Russian attack

In anticipation of the Russian attack, Odessa turned from a tourist spot into a military fortress. Air raid sirens are sounded several times a day. On the way to Odessa, Russian troops continuously bombard Nikolaev and Kherson. Russian saboteurs plant explosives in barracks and strategic facilities. Explosions are heard from the direction of the airport. The city is ready to defend itself

The war in Ukraine

09.March 2022. S.Ć.

Cultural monuments: Under the attack of Russian rockets

UNESCO is concerned about seven cultural monuments in Ukraine that are on the World Heritage List. The Russians announced an attack on the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine, which is located next to the Saint Sophia Cathedral. Museum collections were not evacuated in time

Postcard from Kiev

07.March 2022. Robert Shepherd

Maidan Square: From Queen to Tanks

Year 2012: Queen and Elton John concert, and the European Football Championship. Year 2014: Revolution of dignity. This year: war. And all this on the Maidan, in the center of Kyiv

The war in Ukraine

07.March 2022. JH

Evacuation of civilians: Preparation for the conquest of cities

The number of Ukrainian refugees will soon exceed 2 million. Humanitarian corridors through which civilians could safely evacuate cities under siege are being negotiated. It seems that the ground is being prepared for the second act of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in which combat operations will intensify

The war in Ukraine

05.March 2022. S.Ć.

Culture and boycotting Putin: It is impossible to work for a murderer

Russian artists are massively against the war in Ukraine, even though they are being fired. Leading figures of Ukrainian culture demand the world to boycott Russian artists and their works. Many large institutions have listened to them. There are also those who believe that it is against art

Comment

04.March 2022. Momir Turudić

European solidarity: The difference is in the color of the skin

Perhaps Tolstoy was right when he wrote that all happy families are the same, and unhappy ones are always unhappy in different ways. But this does not apply to refugees, the refugee tragedy is always, and everywhere, exactly the same. Everyone who is shaken by pictures from Ukraine should remember that

Analyze

03.March 2022. Aleksandar Novačić

China between Russia and Ukraine: Waiting for developments

Chinese media reports that "the largest evacuation of Chinese in history" has begun and that around 2500 of its citizens, out of six thousand in Ukraine, have already been transferred to neighboring countries. The evacuation is being carried out with the help of the Ukrainian authorities, which was interpreted in Beijing as another example of good relations between the two countries. But the departure of the Chinese does not encourage hope for a calming of the situation. On the contrary

News

02.March 2022. SP

EU ambassadors in Belgrade: Serbia should condemn Russia's aggression

"Part of joining the Union is full compliance with the Common Foreign and Security Policy. Today, the United Nations General Assembly will vote on the UN resolution on Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Every vote is important. Every vote counts. And we are counting on Serbia."

News

02.March 2022. FM

Coalition for Media Freedom: Stop War Propaganda

Media calling for war should be sanctioned. Journalists have the right to reject an editor's order if it violates journalistic ethics. Serbia should provide citizens with quality information

News

01.March 2022. Sofia Popović

The European Union and Ukraine: The return of lost unity

In a moment of crisis of historic proportions, the European Union managed to agree on a joint response of all 27 member states to the Russian aggression against Ukraine. No one expected that, least of all Vladimir Putin. We should not rule out the possibility that this new reshuffle of the EU will bring about a change in the current paradigm towards the Balkans

News

01.March 2022. SP

Zelensky's historic speech: Europe is being defended in Ukraine

"Prove that you are with us. Prove that you will not leave us in the lurch. Prove that you are truly Europeans. Then life will conquer death and light will conquer darkness". These words of the unshaven, sleep-deprived President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, dressed in an olive shirt over a video link in the European Parliament full of elegantly dressed deputies, brought the war to the heart of Europe. At the end of the speech, the MP was applauded frantically, the simultaneous interpreter could hardly refrain from crying

I remember

01.March 2022. Ivan Ivanji

Molotov cocktail then and now: Ukrainian welcome to Russian tanks

We see on television how women in Ukraine are preparing Molotov cocktails in case Russian armored vehicles penetrate the cities. I remember the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. I was there as a young journalist. There are some similarities with what is happening before our eyes in Ukraine, where a large column of Russian armored vehicles is heading towards Kiev.

Interview

27.February 2022. Sonja Ciric

Alla Tatarenko: Russia is now synonymous with aggressor

The translator, who lives in the west of Ukraine, did not believe "that an open, cynical attack, a ground invasion, rocketing of the whole of Ukraine is possible." He says that this war is the realization of the plan to create a new Russian empire. He does not foresee its end, he believes that good will defeat evil and says that despite everything, Ukrainians do not seem scared

Analyze

27.February 2022. Momir Turudić

The Russian World: From Tbilisi to Kiev

Currently, the only visible winner of the Ukrainian war is the NATO pact, which, due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has a permanent justification for its existence, which it has been desperately seeking since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The war in Ukraine

26.February 2022. FM

Refugee crisis: Over 150.000 people on the run

A forty-kilometer-long column of Ukrainian vehicles on the border with Poland shows the scale of the refugee crisis in Ukraine. The US says that up to 5 million Ukrainian refugees could head for the European Union if the fighting continues

News

25.February 2022. A.I

National Security Council: Serbia will not impose sanctions on Russia

Serbia opted for a formula that should maintain its neutrality: it supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine and considers it wrong to threaten its territorial integrity, but refuses to impose sanctions on Russia. In this way, Serbia positions itself a little more outside the Western bloc, rather than irritating Russia and hoping for understanding from both sides