McAllister regrets Serbia is ignoring anti-Russia sanctions

"The European Union needs to be more visible in the western Balkans to counter Russian attempts to destabilize the region," says David McAllister.

This member of European Parliament (MEP) - EP's rapporteur for Serbia and chair of the body's Foreign Affairs Committee - also said that geopolitics "has returned" to the Balkans, the Guardian is reporting on its website.

"We are seeing the growing Russian influence, we are seeing growing Turkish influence, the United States is a player, the European Union is a player, so there are different interests at stake," McAllister said.

According to him, Russia's role in negative. The German MEP suspects that the Kremlin was involved in "a failed coup in Montenegro" and cites "Moscow's support for hard-line nationalist leaders in the region."

"Russia was also exerting influence on political debate by organizing anti...