Serbia’s careful balancing act on Ukraine

EurActiv reported on the 9 May 2014 on Serbia's position in Ukraine's crisis, as the country strived to maintain a neutral stance, refusing both to take part in sanctions against its Russian ally, and to support the secessionist movement in Crimea and eastern Ukraine.

See also the article from the LSE EuroppBlog in August 2014 (related url below). The EU and the United States have implemented a series of incremental sanctions against Russia over the on-going conflict in Ukraine. Dimitar Bechev writes on the effect of the crisis in Serbia and Montenegro, noting that the two countries’ strong economic ties with Russia sit at odds with their respective bids to join Western institutions.

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ESO: Key Source: Euromaidan - Protests in Ukraine 2013 - 2015 - Key source http://www.europeansources.info/record/euromaidan-protests-in-ukraine-2013-2015/

Balkan Insight, 07.05.14: Serbian Leaders Confirm Warm Ties to Russia http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbia-top-officials-lean-to-russian-side

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 06.08.14: The Ukraine crisis has made it increasingly difficult for Serbia and Montenegro to avoid ‘taking sides’ in the clash between Russia and the West http://bit.ly/UVQPSA

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