Vzglyad: Threat of new war forced Serbia to move closer to Russia

The threat of a new war in the Balkans has made Serbia move closer to Russia, the website Vzglyad is reported on Wednesday, cited by Beta.

According to the Russian website, the United States and the European Union are now "forced to admit that Russia's position in Serbia has strengthened."

The topic of deliveries of modern weapons systems to Serbia was among those that topped the agenda of Tuesday's meeting in the Kremlin between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, the report added. Other topics included political initiatives such as forming a free trade zone between Serbia and the Eurasian Economic Union.

Vzglyad recalls that while in Moscow, Vucic said the current level of military cooperation reached between the two countries has not existed for decades.

"To be honest, this is not about decades: such military...