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The United States is forcing Serbia to join anti-Russian sanctions. US Ambassador to Serbia Christopher Hill stated this in an interview with Godos America, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “There are many small countries in the EU that adhere to sanctions against Russia. It's not easy for them, but they do it because they know it's right. I think Serbia needs to look into this issue carefully.…
The initiators of the “spy scandal” in Serbia pursued the goal of aggravating the situation before the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Political scientist Oleg Bondarenko told PolitNavigator about this. “Behind this is the desire of certain people to spoil the atmosphere before the meeting of the presidents of Russia and Serbia. There is nothing serious behind this and cannot stand,” Bondarenko said. He…
The rejection of strict religious norms by Russian-speaking immigrants in Israel may prevent the “Russian-speaking party” “Our Home is Israel” of Avigdor Lieberman from creating a coalition with Benjamin Netanyahu’s “Likud” party, which receive two votes less in parliament than their rivals from the center-left coalition “Kahol” -lavan,” reports a PolitNavigator correspondent. Political scientist Oleg Bondarenko stated this today at a press conference in Moscow, commenting on the failure...
French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Serbia is primarily a demonstration of his foreign policy ambitions. Political scientist Oleg Bondarenko told PolitNavigator about this. “For now we can only talk about Macron’s desire to return the European palm to Paris in various kinds of international initiatives. As a younger and more active member of the Franco-German tandem, unlike Merkel, he is quite democratically inclined and not constrained...
Romania will not be able to prevent the supply of Russian weapons to Serbia. Political scientist Oleg Bondarenko told PolitNavigator about this. “It will not come along the Danube, but by sea or some other way. Along the Danube it would be cheaper, but as soon as Romania decided to violate international obligations and, contrary to the Convention on International River Navigation, block the supply of absolutely legal weapons, these weapons will come...
A representative of the non-systemic opposition in Novosibirsk, a member of Alexei Navalny’s team, Sergei Boyko, is starting a local “Maidan” in the third most populous city in Russia. Despite the fact that the Novosibirsk election commission did not announce that Boyko was not admitted as a candidate for mayor of the city, the oppositionist had already declared this a fait accompli in advance and was organizing street protests. The director announced this in a comment to PolitNavigator...
The escalation of the situation in Kosovo may be associated with the upcoming coup in Serbia. Political scientist Oleg Bondarenko stated this today at a press conference in Moscow, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The escalation in Kosovo is connected with the future of Serbia and a possible coup in this country, which, as it seems to us, is being prepared quite actively. Already in the fall we can expect a new phase of protests. This is a question...
The threat of a humanitarian catastrophe has emerged in the Serbian enclaves in northern Kosovo after Kosovo authorities banned the import of goods from Serbia there. Political scientist Oleg Bondarenko stated this today at a press conference in Moscow, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “There’s just physically nothing to eat there. Many Kosovo residents brought their own food products across the border. Now it’s blocked,” Bondarenko said.…
Ukrainian presidential candidate Vladimir Zelensky is a more preferable figure for US President Donald Trump than the current head of Ukrainian state Petro Poroshenko. Political scientist Oleg Bondarenko stated this at a press conference in Moscow, a PolitNavirator correspondent reports. According to the expert, American and Israeli specialists are allegedly already working hard at Zelensky’s headquarters. “Trump’s position is generally accepted that...
The unprecedented pressure exerted on Aleksandar Vucic by the West is aimed at Serbia abandoning Kosovo and drawing the country into the North Atlantic Alliance. They use intimidation, tribunals, sanctions and color technologies using local nationalists. PolitNavigator columnist Valentin Filippov was told that Serbia needs a Russian military base, and that NATO must compensate for the damage from the bombings twenty years ago...
The situation around Donbass has been frozen for a long time. Unlike the deceased Alexander Zakharchenko, the current head of the DPR Denis Pushilin cannot lay claim to the role of leader of the entire Novorossiya or anti-Bandera Ukraine. Kyiv will prepare provocations to increase the rating of Petro Poroshenko. The autumn elections in Crimea will be local, but have important geopolitical significance. The results of United Russia will attract the attention of enemies...
During the Russian Spring, Russia missed the chance to return its historical lands that were part of Ukraine, and subsequently failed to make Donbass a showcase for Ukraine, Russian political scientist Oleg Bondarenko writes in the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper. “They didn’t support Kharkov with weapons - and soon several hundred Avakov thugs arrived there with firearms, killed a couple of people - and very quickly...
The positions of the governor of Sevastopol Dmitry Ovsyannikov are on the verge of bankruptcy. Political scientist Oleg Bondarenko said this at a meeting of the Region expert club in Moscow, dedicated to the effectiveness of regional authorities, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the expert, Ovsyannikov has devalued the image of the technocratic governor, and his work does not reduce social tension in the region. “The demand for technocratic governors, to put it mildly, has subsided - not at all...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko needs a provocation at a chemical plant in Mariupol and a large-scale offensive operation along the border of the DPR and Russia in order to remain in power. Russian political experts stated this in comments to PolitNavigator. Thus, political scientist Oleg Bondarenko notes that Poroshenko may well resort to provocation on the eve of the presidential elections scheduled for next March...
