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Soldiers banned from Balkans deployment over ‘orgy filmed at barracks’

Army chief General Sir Patrick Sanders slammed the soldiers’ behaviour as ‘unacceptable’ in a letter to military leaders

Evening Standard

Tragedy and triumph: the remarkable tale of Croatia’s first football steps

Slaven Bilic and Igor Stimac recount the birth of a team driven by a deeper purpose because of the terrible Balkans conflict

The Guardian - UK

Greek PM says EU must integrate Western Balkans by 2033 - Politico

(Refiles to give PM's full name in lede parapraph)

Reuters

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Security concerns leave Afghan evacuees stuck in Balkan camp

Some Afghans who were evacuated from their country as it fell to the Taliban last summer have found their journey to the United States stalled at a cluster of tents and temporary housing at a military base in the Balkans

The Independent UK

Ukraine war speeds Greece’s transition to EU energy gateway

As Europe attempts to abandon Russian energy, Greece is becoming a gateway for LNG because it is surrounded by sea.

Al Jazeera

Serbs stage pro-Russia marches amid V-Day ceremonies

Pro-Russia marches have been staged in Serbia and the Serb-run entity in Bosnia — both traditional allies of Moscow in the Balkans — amid ceremonies to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II

The Independent UK

Serbia displays Chinese missiles amid concerns in Balkans

Serbia has displayed a recently delivered sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft missile system at an event at a military airport near Belgrade, the capital

The Independent UK

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EU plans to counter Russia with food diplomacy in North Africa, Balkans

The EU aims to address rising wheat and fertilizer prices and expected shortages in the Balkans, North Africa and the Middle East with "food diplomacy" to counter Russia's narrative on the impact of its Ukraine invasion, EU diplomats and officials say.

Reuters

China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia

Russian ally Serbia has taken delivery of a sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system in a semi-secret operation this weekend, amid Western concerns that an arms buildup in the Balkans at the time of the war in Ukraine could threaten the fragile peace in the region

The Independent UK

China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia

The Independent UK

‘A dead body talks if you ask the right questions’: Ex-war crimes investigator on the grim task facing experts in Ukraine

‘Without a doubt’ war crimes committed in Bucha, British expert tells Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK

Early official tally confirms win for Serbia populist leader

An early official count of Serbia’s national election has confirmed the landslide victory of Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic and his populist party — important allies of Russia in the volatile Balkans and in Europe

The Independent UK

Blind mystic Baba Vanga who predicted 9/11 and Brexit said Putin will be 'Lord of the World'

She died in the mid 90s aged 85, but Eastern European Baba Vanga hinted at what we could expect in the future and became known as 'Nostradamus of the Balkans'.

Edinburgh Live

Balkans split over Madeleine Albright's wartime legacy

A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia

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'She became our voice': Albright hailed by world leaders

As she pressed the Clinton administration into action against Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic over war crimes in the Balkans, Madeleine Albright would harken back to her own childhood as a refugee from Czechoslovakia who fled the Nazis in war-torn Europe

Reuters

EU must support Western Balkans membership to secure peace - Scholz

The European Union must support the Western Balkan countries in their bid to join the bloc as soon as possible as part of its strategy to secure regional peace, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

The horrors of Mariupol should remind us of a new danger to Sarajevo

Peace in the Balkans is again under threat. EU governments must confront the Serb government before it is too late, say Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Timothy Garton Ash, Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski and Claus Leggewie

The Guardian - UK

Russia may pressure Serbia to undermine western Balkans, leaders warn

Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina urge western leaders to ‘engage more actively and strongly’ in the region

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Blind mystic who predicted 9/11 had vision 40 years ago Vladimir Putin would become 'lord of the world'

Bulgarian Baba Vanga, who passed away in 1996 aged 85, was often referred to as the 'Nostradamus of the Balkans'

The Independent UK

Ukraine is a ‘Sarajevo in the making’, warns Kosovo’s PM

Russia’s invasion has brought painful memories of warfare in the Balkans, and fresh fears, Albin Kurti tells The Independent’s Anna Isaac as he calls Russia’s actions genocide

Al Jazeera

Time for Bosnia to ‘get rid of Russian influence’: Analysts

The Ukraine crisis presents opportunity for Bosnia ‘to deal a decisive blow’ to Putin-backed separatists, experts say.

The Independent UK

With all eyes on Ukraine, Putin to send his envoy to Balkans

With all eyes on a possible Russia invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending his top security envoy to the Balkans where Moscow has been trying to maintain influence mainly through its ally Serbia

The Independent UK

EU mulls ways to stop the possible breakup of Bosnia

European Union foreign ministers are discussing ways to ease tensions in Bosnia and prevent the possible breakup up of the ethnically divided Balkans country

The Independent UK

‘Creating chaos’: Russia fans flames in the Balkans to threaten EU and Nato

While all eyes are on Ukraine, Moscow’s manoeuvring in southeast Europe has stirred ethnic tensions and risks threatening fragile peace in several states, writes Borzou Daragahi

Reuters

Kosovo president accuses Russia of destabilising Balkans

Kosovo's president accused Russia on Thursday of using its traditional ally Serbia to "destabilise" the Balkans, as Moscow faces off against the West in the Ukraine crisis.

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