South Ossetia war

BELGRADE - The U.S. Embassy expressed regret on Wednesday over the statement made by Ambassador Michael Kirby concerning Serbia's stand on the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has clearly and unequivocally expressed the Serbian government’s stance of respect for the territorial integrity of Ukraine, including Crimea, several dozen times, the office of the Serbian prime minister said in a release Wednesday.

President Traian Basescu on Tuesday said that Romania had eight priorities concerning the forthcoming NATO Summit taking place this September, one of these envisaging the redefinition of the relation between the Alliance and the Russian Federation.

Russia said Wednesday it had approved the candidacy of the former US ambassador to Kiev as Washington's new envoy to Moscow, at a time of sharply heightened tensions over Ukraine.
      

NATO is drawing up plans to ensure its members can respond more quickly to crises in the aftermath of Russia's "aggression" in Ukraine, the alliance's chief said Monday.
      

The European Union on Friday signed association accords with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova as the three former Soviet republics committed themselves to a future in Europe.
      

Serbia to have headache because of OSCE

Balancing between Russia and the West shall become a different task for Belgrade next year when Serbia undertakes chairing the OSCE.

Luhansk People's Republic seeks recognition from Serbia

MOSCOW -- The self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) has asked Serbia and 14 more countries to recognize its independence.

Russia has withdrawn most of the some 40,000 troops it had massed on the Ukraine border and those remaining are preparing to pull out, a NATO military official said Tuesday.
      

Defense Ministers from NATO countries are to meet in Brussels to work on a response to Russia's actions regarding the Ukraine crisis.

The alliance is to analyze the long-term security implications of Russia's actions and could draft measures to be put forward at September's NATO leaders summit in the UK.