Slavic Brotherhood

Russia and China work in tandem. Premier Xi Jinping and Putin are united through their sense of historic humiliation. They oppose the integration of Western Balkan countries into Euro-Atlantic institutions. Serbian President Aleksander Vucic is a malleable figurehead eager to do their bidding.

Paratroopers from Serbia will join elite counterparts from Russia and Belarus for this year's Slavic Military Brotherhood exercise over 13 days between June 14 and 27 in Pancevo, in northern Serbia.

He will meet with President Aleksandar Vucic, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, and will sign a financial agreement with the Minister for EU Integration Jadranka Joksimovic.

Vucic and Hahn will attend the signing of an agreement for the implementation of the IPA Program for the Republic of Serbia for 2017 in the amount of 41,177,139 euros.

The exercise was held June 19-28 at the Rayevsky training ground in Russia's Novorossiysk region, the Serbian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has announced.

The foreign minister of Serbia at the same time stressed that pressure will not accelerate reaching a compromise.

"The United States is already very much well informed and indirectly involved in the whole process," Dacic told the daily Vecernje Novosti, commenting on the call of Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj to engage the United States in the dialogue.

Defense Minister Zoran Djordjevic on Wednesday traveled to Belarus for the closing of the Belarus-Russian-Serbian military exercise "Slavic Brotherhood 2017."

Djordjevic also attended a reception organized by Belarus Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov for his guests of honor, the Serbian government has announced.

BREST, Belarus - Slavic Brotherhood 2017, anti-terror drills involving Serbian, Russian and Belarusian forces, began at the Brestsky military training range in Belarus on Tuesday.

Belarusian Special Operations Commander Maj-Gen Vadim Denisenko congratulated the representatives of the three armed forces at an opening ceremony, Tass reported.

Tanjug file photo, S. Radovanovic

Photo: Sputnik / Vitaliy Ankov

The joint Russia-Belarus-Serbia anti-terrorist exercise Slavic Brotherhood 2017 has started at Brestsky Ranges in Belarus.

The joint Russia-Belarus-Serbia anti-terrorist exercise Slavic Brotherhood 2017 has started at Brestsky Ranges in Belarus.

Russia will not succeed in destabilizing the Balkans, former NATO Secretary General Andres Fogh Rasmussen has told Radio Free Europe (RFE).