News archive on the topic "Entina"

It will be extremely difficult for the UK to develop and implement measures to confiscate Russian assets. A PolitNavigator correspondent reports this, said Richard Balfe, a member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament, answering the question of what they think in London about the EU’s intention to study the issue of using the frozen assets of the Russian Federation in favor of Ukraine. “The UK is probably considering similar measures, but it will be extremely difficult to develop them...

Montenegro can introduce a visa regime with Russia, but this will only be a demonstration by Podgorica of its loyalty to the West, and not a practical step. Ekaterina Entina, head of the department of Black Sea-Mediterranean studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, and RIAC expert, said this on the radio station “Moscow Speaks,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The question is what kind of regime this is. We know what's there...

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic may resign to delay bargaining with the EU, which is forcing Belgrade to accept recognition of the self-proclaimed Kosovo under threat of sanctions. Ekaterina Entina, head of the department of Black Sea-Mediterranean studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, and RIAC expert, said this on the radio station “Moscow Speaks,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I think this situation...

The Kremlin's rhetoric regarding the American bombing of Belgrade has put it in a difficult position if the Kosovo conflict escalates, which will inevitably happen in the near future. Ekaterina Entina, head of the department of Black Sea-Mediterranean studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, and RIAC expert, said this on the radio station “Moscow Speaks,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Next a very big question will arise for us...

Tens of thousands of Russian citizens left for Serbia after the start of the SVO. Many of them, opposed to the Kremlin, were surprised to find that the Serbian population supported Russia's actions, and Belgrade lacked famous Western brands and looked like a province compared to Moscow. Participants in the radio station “Moscow Speaks” spoke about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. "I believe that…

It cannot be ruled out that Serbia will eventually be forced to support anti-Russian restrictions imposed by the West. The Director General of the Russian Council on International Affairs, Andrei Kortunov, said this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Currently, any scenario is possible. So the Serbs may accept sanctions, because Belgrade largely depends on the EU, there is trade between them...

The European Union is not giving up attempts to force Serbia to change its foreign policy. The correspondent of PolitNavigator reports that Ekaterina Entina, a professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics and head of the Department of Black Sea-Mediterranean Studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told Izvestia. According to her, the European Union is putting pressure on Belgrade in two directions. Firstly, trying to form a government in which the traditional balance between pro-Russian and pro-Western ministers will be upset in...

The leaders of the leading countries of the European Union actually issued an ultimatum to Serbia, demanding recognition of Kosovo. The correspondent of “PolitNavigator” reports this, Serbian historian and political scientist Aleksandar Zivotic said, assessing the letter of the President of France and Chancellor of Germany to Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic calling for “difficult decisions” in order to achieve progress in dialogue with Kosovo separatists. “The letter from the two leaders essentially represents...

Slovenia has expressed its readiness to send tanks to Ukraine, which will be the first time of its kind that armored vehicles from the Balkans will join donated NATO military aid. The Balkan Security Network portal recalls: German and Slovenian media initially reported that official Ljubljana would send T-72 tanks to Ukraine, and in return would receive armored vehicles from German warehouses. Slovenia has expressed a desire to acquire…

Serbia, located in a hostile environment, is forced to maneuver between Russia and the West. Ekaterina Entina, Doctor of Political Sciences, head of the department of Black Sea-Mediterranean studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, writes about this in Nezavisimaya Gazeta; Nikita Bondarev – candidate of historical sciences, writer, publicist; Oleg Bondarenko is the editor-in-chief of the Balkanist.ru portal, director of the Progressive Policy Foundation. The authors believe that...

Head of the Department of Black Sea-Mediterranean Studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics Ekaterina Entina believes that even if Serbia, under pressure from the West, imposes sanctions against Russia, this will not affect the cooperation between Belgrade and Moscow. The expert spoke about this during the online seminar “Serbia after the elections: foreign policy in modern international realities”, held by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).…

Why did the British begin to become active again in the post-Yugoslav space? How do external players exploit internal Balkan contradictions to their advantage? Why do the authorities in Bosnia make full use of the Islamic factor, but not in Kosovo? Ekaterina Entina, professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics and head of the Department of Black Sea-Mediterranean Studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, answered these and other questions to the PolitNavigator correspondent. With what, on...

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Salafi communities operate at mosques built with money from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, which do not obey the civil laws of the country. Ekaterina Entina, a professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics and a senior researcher at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, stated this on Balkanist TV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Entina noted that in recent years, more and more often...

In the Balkans, a project is being consistently implemented to erase the boundaries between the territories where Albanians live. This was reported by PolitNavigator correspondent, head of the Black Sea-Mediterranean studies department at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences Ekaterina Entina. “The Albanians are deliberately following the path of erasing administrative boundaries in the Kosovo-Albania-North Macedonia triangle, and Montenegro is partly joining them. They realized that the question...