#anon_candanga : #Serbia's president says Europe will not be able to live without Russian gas and calls the supply with tankers instead of gas pipelines an "empty history":
#China has delivered anti-aircraft missile systems to #Serbia as part of a contract the European nation signed with China that also included drones.
Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters Monday the delivery was part of the two countries’ annual cooperation plan, does not target any third parties and “has nothing to do with the current situation.”It is believed the delivery, which took place over the weekend, was for a battery of FK-3 medium-range, road-mobile, surface-to-air missiles. Serbia had signed for the missiles in 2020 under a contract that also included the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation-made CH-92 armed drone.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić did not confirm the delivery of the FK-3 when asked on Saturday, although he added in remarks reported by The Associated Press that he would present “the newest pride” of the Serbian military on Tuesday or Wednesday
Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters Monday the delivery was part of the two countries’ annual cooperation plan, does not target any third parties and “has nothing to do with the current situation.”It is believed the delivery, which took place over the weekend, was for a battery of FK-3 medium-range, road-mobile, surface-to-air missiles. Serbia had signed for the missiles in 2020 under a contract that also included the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation-made CH-92 armed drone.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić did not confirm the delivery of the FK-3 when asked on Saturday, although he added in remarks reported by The Associated Press that he would present “the newest pride” of the Serbian military on Tuesday or Wednesday
#Serbia issues shoot-down order for drones
Belgrade scrambled fighters after UAVs were spotted above military bases near Kosovo
The Serbian military now has orders to immediately destroy any hostile drone in the country’s airspace, President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday. The new rules of engagement come after MiG-29 interceptors were sent to fend off UAVs spotted above military bases near the boundary with the disputed province of Kosovo.
Multiple unmanned aerial vehicles were detected above a military facility near Merdare, one of the designated crossings between Kosovo and the rest of Serbia, and Vucic ordered the military to deploy planes with orders to shoot. The drones then quickly withdrew, the media in Belgrade reported. The order to shoot down any hostile drone remains in effect, however.
Defense Minister Milos Vucevic revealed earlier on Tuesday that the military has already been placed on high alert “to be prepared to respond to any task,” as the ethnic Albanian administration in Kosovo attempted to coerce Serbs living there to change their car license plates and documents.
Kosovo was occupied by NATO in 1999 and its ethnic Albanian provisional government declared independence in 2008, with the support of the US and its allies. Belgrade has refused to recognize the breakaway province, and is backed by Russia and China, among others.
The government in Pristina says its writ must run everywhere in the province, including territories where Serbs remain in the majority. Its previous attempt to impose license plate and ID rules, at the end of July, escalated into a military standoff until the US ambassador intervened and asked for a delay.
Belgrade says it wants peace but won’t allow another “pogrom” of Serbs. It also accuses Pristina of failing to fulfill any of its obligations from multiple agreements mediated by the EU – such as giving the Serbs autonomy – even as it cites those agreements as justification for the document crackdown.
Vucic has repeatedly said he wants Serbia to join the EU and that he won’t recognize Kosovo – even though Brussels demands such recognition as a prerequisite for membership.
Belgrade scrambled fighters after UAVs were spotted above military bases near Kosovo
The Serbian military now has orders to immediately destroy any hostile drone in the country’s airspace, President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday. The new rules of engagement come after MiG-29 interceptors were sent to fend off UAVs spotted above military bases near the boundary with the disputed province of Kosovo.
Multiple unmanned aerial vehicles were detected above a military facility near Merdare, one of the designated crossings between Kosovo and the rest of Serbia, and Vucic ordered the military to deploy planes with orders to shoot. The drones then quickly withdrew, the media in Belgrade reported. The order to shoot down any hostile drone remains in effect, however.
Defense Minister Milos Vucevic revealed earlier on Tuesday that the military has already been placed on high alert “to be prepared to respond to any task,” as the ethnic Albanian administration in Kosovo attempted to coerce Serbs living there to change their car license plates and documents.
Kosovo was occupied by NATO in 1999 and its ethnic Albanian provisional government declared independence in 2008, with the support of the US and its allies. Belgrade has refused to recognize the breakaway province, and is backed by Russia and China, among others.
The government in Pristina says its writ must run everywhere in the province, including territories where Serbs remain in the majority. Its previous attempt to impose license plate and ID rules, at the end of July, escalated into a military standoff until the US ambassador intervened and asked for a delay.
Belgrade says it wants peace but won’t allow another “pogrom” of Serbs. It also accuses Pristina of failing to fulfill any of its obligations from multiple agreements mediated by the EU – such as giving the Serbs autonomy – even as it cites those agreements as justification for the document crackdown.
Vucic has repeatedly said he wants Serbia to join the EU and that he won’t recognize Kosovo – even though Brussels demands such recognition as a prerequisite for membership.
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Additional units of the Serbian security forces are drawn to the Jarinje checkpoint, where a large group of protesters is trying to break into Kosovo.
Hundreds of people gathered on the administrative border in support of the Serbian population of Kosovo and Metohija.
The first line of the security forces was broken through, the protesters went directly to the checkpoint, behind which KFOR forces are deployed on the Kosovo side.
#Kosovo #Serbia
Hundreds of people gathered on the administrative border in support of the Serbian population of Kosovo and Metohija.
The first line of the security forces was broken through, the protesters went directly to the checkpoint, behind which KFOR forces are deployed on the Kosovo side.
#Kosovo #Serbia
#Serbia Puts Army On High Combat Alert Over Kosovo Clashes
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Serbia Puts Army On High Combat Alert Over Kosovo Clashes
<p>The president's decision involves the displacement of troops to the administrative border with Kosovo and Metohija.</p>