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Serbia will take part in a CSTO military drill - this year for the first time as a full-fledged member, Sputnik is reporting.

The exercise, dubbed "Indestructible Brotherhood," will be organized in September in Kazakhstan.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, Tanjug reported on Friday.

Russia's Sputnik said, also on Friday, that the Serbian embassy in Moscow confirmed this, and that economy will be the main topic of the meeting.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, Tanjug reported on Friday.

Russia's Sputnik said, also on Friday, that the Serbian embassy in Moscow confirmed this, and that economy will be the main topic of the meeting.

The Ukrainian security service SBU has decided to impose sanctions on Serbian politicians who have paid a three-day visit to Crimea.

SBU spokesperson Elena Gitlyanska announced this on Facebook, Tanjug reported late on Monday, quoting Sputnik.

Pristina's intention to create an army in Kosovo is "an extremely dangerous step for stability in the Balkans."

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said this on Thursday, according to Sputnik.

Accusations pointing to Russia's alleged involvement in a 2016 Montenegro coup attempt are "baseless."

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said this on Wednesday, Sputnik reported.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic posthumously awarded the Order of the Serbian Flag of the First Degree to Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.

Nikolic did so for the late diplomat's assistance to Serbia in the United Nations, Sputnik reported.

BELGRADE - Serbia's incumbent President Tomislav Nikolic has decided to run in the upcoming presidential elections, Sputnik and N1 reported late Wednesday, quoting unnamed sources.

The reports said NIkolic had made the decision at Wednesday's celebration of Serbia's Statehood Day and his 65th birthday.

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President Nikolic will be a candidate in the presidential elections, broadcasters Sputnik and N1 are reporting on Thursday.

B92 has also unofficially received confirmation of this news from Nikolic's cabinet.

Russia is in touch with Serbia over the escalation of situation between Belgrade and Pristina, says Aleksandr Botsan-Kharchenko.

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's 4th European Department spoke for Sputnik.