NewsMounting tensions: Serbia, sanctions, and strategic shifts

Mounting tensions: Serbia, sanctions, and strategic shifts

It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported overnight from Friday to Saturday.

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vuczić
President of Serbia Aleksandar Vuczić
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14 December 2024 09:41

  • The Kreni-Promeni political movement announced on Friday the submission of a notification of a crime of inciting violence by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić to the prosecutor's office - Serbian media reported. Activists from Kreni-Promeni argued that the alleged incitement to violence by the president led to an incident during which a 67-year-old man drove a car into a group of demonstrators in Belgrade. As a result of the event, four people were injured.
  • In recent days, Donald Trump's team has spoken with the White House and Ukrainian representatives about ending the war - reported NBC News on Friday. However, the station notes that the new team has not yet presented a concrete plan. According to the television, representatives of Trump's team have held discussions with both current administration officials and Ukrainian representatives.
  • General Oleksandr Lutsenko was dismissed from his position as commander of the operational-tactical group "Donetsk" - the Ukrainska Pravda portal reported on Friday, citing a source in the Ukrainian armed forces. According to the portal, Lutsenko's dismissal is related to the rapid progress of Russian forces towards the strategically important city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. The fall of Pokrovsk, an important logistics centre for the Ukrainian army, for which General Lutsenko was responsible, would mean the biggest military defeat for Kyiv in months.
  • The USA and the United Kingdom will impose sanctions on the Serbian Petroleum Industry (NIS), the country's largest oil company, because the majority of shares are held by Russians - announced Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on Friday. The Serbian leader stated during an interview on Informer television that the decision regarding sanctions against NIS will take effect on 1 January 2025 and involves "imposing the strictest sanctions." -This is probably one of the hardest pieces of news - he added.
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