Between Russia and Europe: Germany makes Serbia make a difficult choice - the media

On the eve of the Western Balkan Conference in Berlin, Serbia signed an agreement on expanding cooperation with Russia. Such a step is not agreed with the expectations that candidates for EU accession should approve EU sanctions against Russia, the newspaper said. "The need to choose (Serbia's authorities) is becoming more acute because of geopolitical events," said a government representative in Berlin, referring to Russia's war with Ukraine.

It seems that Serbia President Alexandrandar Vuchich was in the position of the pendulum between Europe and Russia, said in the government of Germany. "The farther, the more inconvenient it will be on the fence. If Vuchich leads the country to Europe, he will receive support for the federal government. In the case of other schedules, the reaction will be reverse," one of the interlocutors said. Serbia traditionally maintains close ties with Russia.

The Western Balkans and the European Union are worried that Russia will increase its influence in the region through the government in Belgrade, the newspaper said. It should be noted that against the background of Berlin's applications, Serbia's Armed Forces were led to increased combat readiness on November 1. The Serbian media learned about the decree of Vicich to knock all the drones in the sky above the central part of Serbia.

The reason is the new rules for re -registration of cars in Kosovo and Metohia. The owners of the car on the territory of the region should ride with Kosovo numbers, and to remove the Serbian. By April 21, 2023, drivers were allowed to re -register the cars to RKS Kosovo numbers, and from November 21, 2023 they will be fined for Serbian indices that designate the cities of Kosovo. Kosovo has already announced that since August 1, Serbian documents and autonomy will become invalid.