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Putin Wants War in the Balkans Russia is exploiting ethnic tensions as Serbia threatens violence against Kosovo and secessionists threaten a Bosnian collapse. By Ivana Stradner and Mark Montgomery ...
History From the archives, 1999 | Covering the war: Reporters share their experiences from the Balkans Stars and Stripes • April 23, 2024 ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to justify his war by pointing to the legacy of the NATO intervention in the former Yugoslavia in 1999, but Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani sees a different ...
Faction: The Bulgarian Army The First World War After the Balkan wars from 1912 -1913, the size of the Bulgarian Army was increased. When war erupted in Europe in August 1914, Bulgaria declared ...
Concern is growing that Russia may use its influence over nationalist leaders to stoke tensions in the Western Balkans region.
U.S. officials are calling for increased diplomatic attention to the Western Balkans, a region seen as vulnerable to malign Russian influence campaigns in the shadow of the war in Ukraine ...
Ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, also known as Victory Day, were held across the Balkans on Friday.
ALLENWOOD, Pa. — A man serving time in a central Pennsylvania federal prison for lying in his immigration paperwork is a convicted war criminal who may soon find himself back in the Balkans ...
The war in Ukraine has sent tremors across the Balkans. It has horrified most, but thrilled Serbian nationalists who believe that a Russian victory will somehow allow them to reverse the setbacks ...
For the Western Balkans, the crucial test would be whether Trump's course strengthened or weakened the EU as a geopolitical player. That in turn would depend on the internal state of the EU.