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Thaci hires lobbyist in bid to get meeting with Trump

Kosovo-based website KoSSev writes this, citing a report published by Politico.

The lobbyist in question is Brian Ballard, the article said.

Ballard "briefly talked with Trump about relations with Kosovo" and "mentioned a request Kosovo's ambassador had made" for Trump to meet with Hashim Thaci, the report said, citing a US Justice Department filing.

Like Trump, Serbian President Blocks Twitter Critics

As the US Justice Department prepares to appeal against a federal judge's ruling that Donald Trump may not block Twitter users from following the presidential account on the social network, his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic has continued to block people seen as critical of his administration, stopping them from directly responding to his posts. 

Bitcoin fraud suspect wanted by US, Russia appears in Greek court

A Russian suspected of masterminding a money-laundering operation using bitcoin appeared in a Greek court on Friday for a hearing to consider his extradition to the United States.

Alexander Vinnik was arrested in a hotel in northern Greece in late July on a US warrant. Russia has since also requested his extradition on separate fraud charges, his lawyer Xanthippi Moisidou said.

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