News archive on the topic "Belgrade"

A major fire occurred today in a large Chinese shopping center near the Serbian capital New Belgrade. Serbian firefighters were able to cope with the disaster after using Russian Ka-32 helicopters, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The fire started in Block 70 of the Chinese shopping center on Yuri Gagarin Street in New Belgrade. The incident began in the morning, and, according to eyewitnesses, in addition to fire and smoke...

Another protest “Serbia against violence” took place in the capital of Serbia, attracting several thousand participants. As a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, during the holiday week the Serbian pro-Western oppositionists relaxed so much that when they took to the streets again, they forgot to take the numerous flags of the European Union that had been adorning their columns until the New Year. This time, in a crowd of thousands, only one flag was visible...

After Ukrainian missile attacks on the Russian city of Belgorod, actions of solidarity with the city took place in Serbia, where civilians, including children, were killed. The organizers of the actions were the fan community and right-wing national patriots. According to a PolitNavigator correspondent, during the Euroleague basketball match between the Serbian teams Partizan and Crvena Zvezda from Belgrade, fans of the latter put up banners in the sector...

In general, a relatively calm situation remains on the Serbian streets, with pro-Western Maidan activists promising to resume protests, refusing to admit their defeat in the elections held a few weeks ago, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. On the eve of the New Year, Ivana Stradner, a researcher at the Foundation for Defense of Democracy, specializing in “containing Russia,” asked American political strategist Jason Jay what the color of the Serbian Maidan would be.…

On Sunday, December 24, the pro-Western opposition of Serbia, which lost the elections, tried to organize a “Maidan” by forcefully seizing the building of the Belgrade Assembly (city council). The attempt failed thanks to the competent actions of the police. The Serbian leadership noted that it had received specific warnings from Russia about the plans of Western puppets, who announced the continuation of attempts to overthrow President Aleksandar Vucic, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Representatives of the pro-Western coalition “Serbia against...

Activists of the public organization “People’s Patrol” painted a mural in the form of the Russian tricolor and the inscription “POWER VS TRUTH” on a building under construction in the center of the Serbian capital. After this action, the leader of the movement, Damnjan Knezevic, recorded a video message to the US Ambassador to Serbia, Christopher Hill. According to a PolitNavigator correspondent, activists of the opposition patriotic movement “People's Patrol” (Narodna Patrola) carried out an action demonstrating that the Serbian…

Official celebrations were held in Belgrade to mark the liberation of the city in 1944 by the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia from the German occupiers. This year, representatives of the top leadership of Serbia did not take part in the events, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. On the anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade, the traditional laying of wreaths took place at the Cemetery for the Liberators of Belgrade in World War II. In him…

The Serbian opposition held a kind of “Maidan” rehearsal, bringing more than 150 thousand people onto the streets of Belgrade and paralyzing for several hours not only the capital of Serbia, but also a significant part of the country. The main demand of the action was the resignation of the country's President Aleksandar Vucic. Vucic himself is still repeating the mistakes of ex-President of Ukraine Yanukovych with his “anti-Maidan”. The Serbian leader announced on May 26...

More than a thousand people gathered on the evening of February 15 in the center of Belgrade for a protest rally near the building of the Serbian Presidential Administration. The main slogan of the action was “Stop the surrender of Kosovo by Vucic,” there were also demands for the resignation of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and threats against him. After some time, protesters broke part of the fence near the administration building and tried to break into it, but...

Today's meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, which took place in the capital of Serbia, turned into a scandal. At the initiative of Ukraine, an attempt was made to challenge the powers of the members of the Russian delegation. In response to this, representatives of the Russian Federation defiantly left the hall, State Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin said in his blog. “The Ukrainian delegation, in the cheapest Maidan style, staged a show and a scandal, accusing...

On October 20, 1944, troops of the 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts and parts of the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia liberated Belgrade from the Nazi invaders. On this occasion, commemorative events were held in the capital of Serbia, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. A wreath-laying ceremony took place at the memorial complex to the Liberators of Belgrade, which was attended by Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic and the Minister of Labor, Social Protection...

From September 28 to October 1, the capital of Serbia will host the Days of Russian Cinema, during which four new full-length films will be presented to the Belgrade public, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The event is organized by the Russian production company ELS Production, and film screenings will take place at the Belgrade Cultural Center (Prince Mihaila Str. 5). After the sessions there will be meetings with Russian actors who played in...

On Sunday, a large-scale religious procession took place in the Serbian capital, in which tens of thousands of Belgrade residents took part. Thus, the local population protested against the holding of the pan-European gay pride parade “EuroPride” in the city on September 17. According to the lithium participants, they decided to take to the streets to defend traditional family values, their faith, culture and traditions, which the West is fighting against. IN…

The central square of Belgrade - Republic Square - has recently become a favorite place for protests among Russian liberals and Ukrainians who have come in large numbers. On Sunday, with the help of local LGBT activists, they organized a new rally, according to some reports, supported by Western NGOs to create the desired image in the media. In total, no more than 100 people gathered to support the Zhovto-Blakit movement. However, the distinctive…