Author: Dusan Stojanovic
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Russians rush for flights out amid reservist call-up
BELGRADE, Serbia • Large numbers of Russians rushed to book one-way tickets out of the country while they still could Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of military reservists for the war in Ukraine. Flights filled up quickly and the prices of tickets for remaining connections skyrocketed, apparently driven by fears…
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Danube drought reveals parts of hidden World War II history
PRAHOVO, Serbia • The worst drought in Europe in decades hasn’t only scorched farmland and hampered river traffic, it also has exposed a part of almost forgotten World War II history: The hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships have emerged from the Danube River as its water levels have dropped. In the…
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After Ukraine, Europe wonders who’s next Russian target
BELGRADE, Serbia • For some European countries watching Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine, there are fears that they could be next. Western officials say the most vulnerable could be those who aren’t members of NATO or the European Union, and thus alone and unprotected — including Ukraine’s neighbor Moldova and Russia’s neighbor Georgia, both of…
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Turkey closing in on nightclub gunman, official says
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Grim selfie video said to show suspect in Turkey killings
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Russia: No base in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia — Russia’s minister for emergency situations said Wednesday his country does not plan to set up a military base in Serbia that could spy on a planned U.S. missile shield to be deployed in neighboring countries. Sergey Shoigu said such reports in Serbian and foreign media are “complete nonsense.” The reports began in…
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Karzai, NATO clash over reports of civilian deaths
KABUL — Afghan government and foreign military officials sparred Tuesday over reports that 10 civilians died during a military operation — claims that further inflamed public sentiment against the international military presence as thousands more troops prepare to deploy. Also Tuesday, NATO said a U.S. service member died in a shooting in western Afghanistan. Afghan…