Written By: Miloš Zdravković
The migrant crisis on Belarus ' borders with Lithuania, Latvia and Poland, where migrants have flocked since the beginning of the year, has worsened sharply this November. Several thousand people approached the Polish border from Belarus and refused to leave the area. Some of them tried to enter Poland by destroying the barbed wire fence. But people just don't want to leave, they don't want to go home, they don't want to stay in Belarus. People want to go to Europe in a rich, democratic, hospitable Europe. So they are facing the real face of this very democratic and hospitable Europe.
"Welcome to a great friend of Serbia," said Aleksandar Vucic in December 2019. he welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at Belgrade airport. Indeed, Lukashenko's politics can be resented a lot, but not in relation to Serbia. At the time the NATO coalition bombed Serbia, Lukashenko was the only president of a country to head to Belgrade. Many people in Serbia still remember this today, showing great affection for the Belarusian President. Since the independence of Belarus after the collapse of the USSR, relations between our two countries have always been friendly. But it turned out that Aleksandar Vucic doesn't care much about friendly relations or "great friends of Serbia"-as he called Lukashenko on his last visit.
Dragana Trifkovic interview Eurasia expert
How would you characterize Russian-Serbian relations in 2020? the year and what to expect from bilateral relations in the New Year? Will our countries face New Temptations and challenges in the coming year?
Russian-Serbian relations in 2020. they have entered a new stage of dynamics. From the Serbian side, I think that there have been ill-considered foreign policy moves that have put our country in an awkward position. Officially, Serbia implements a foreign policy that relies on four pillars, namely Brussels, Washington, Moscow and Beijing. However, Serbia's rapprochement with the United States in the current year, and especially the signing of the agreement in Washington, raises questions about whether Serbia has thus opted for only one pillar? It is about the fact that the Washington Agreement interfered in Serbian-Russian and Serbian-Chinese relations, as well as Serbia's relations with the EU. In this regard, we will see how the new US administration will deal with the obligations undertaken by the Serbian side. As for Russia, I would commend Russia's wisdom and patience in foreign policy. Despite the many obstacles it faces, Russia is behaving responsibly and soberly. It's really respectful.
Written by: Prof. Dr. Mitar Kovač
The consequences of The Washington Agreement have not yet settled in discussions and social debate in Serbia, on various aspects of that agreement, and we already have an unpleasant surprise and the decision of the Government of Serbia to stop all military exercises with foreign participants on the 6th. months.
Dragana Trifkovic, director of the Center for geostrategic studies
The recent presidential elections in Belarus have plunged the country into a new phase of political crisis. Dissatisfaction with Lukashenko, who has been the only president of post-Soviet Belarus for 26 years, culminated immediately after the first election results were declared. In the final tally, the Central Election Commission of Belarus announced that Lukashenko won 80% of the vote, the opposition candidate Tikhanovskaya 10%, and the other opposition candidates, Kanopacka, Dmitry and Cherechen, less than 2% each.
Written By: Miloš Zdravković
Russia and Belarus have long disagreed on resolving the situation in the former Soviet Union. Moscow is a key ally of all states that support , primarily economic and political reintegration, and Minsk believes that the question of the survival of "independent" regimes in power is the only way to solve the crisis in the territory of the once largest country in the world.
The creation of the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan-Armenia-Kyrgyzstan alliance is an integral part of the new Eurasian Economic Union , a Russian-model order, a process that can have important geopolitical consequences on the spending geopolitical pillars of the United States and the European Union (if the EU can be taken into account as an important geopolitical player).
The Coordination Council of non-governmental organizations of the Russian Federation organized 3. "Belarus between East and West: the main vectors of the election campaign".
Experts of the Coordination Council of non-governmental organizations discussed the characteristics of the election campaign for the election of the president of the Republic of Belarus. Voting is scheduled for 9. August this year.
Written By: Miloš Zdravković
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's tour of the post-Soviet space is over. The head of the State Department visited Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The visit did not have an agenda. in Washington, it was decided to continue a new course in the area of strategic interests of Russia with the help of American investments in the region, revitalizing political dialogue and cooperation.
Dragana Trifkovic eurasia.expert
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko paid an official visit to Serbia in early December . In Belgrade, Aleksandar Lukashenko spoke with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. The heads of state discussed the development of political dialogue and economic cooperation between the countries. How would you assess the outcome of the meeting between the two presidents? What was the main reason for Lukashenko's visit to Belgrade?
I think that the visit of the Belarusian president to Serbia was successful and that it was useful to both sides. The reason for the visit was the strengthening of cooperation between Serbia and Belarus. Our two countries have been in friendly relations since the very beginning of diplomatic relations (since Belarus became independent after the collapse of the USSR). This year we celebrated 25 years of diplomatic relations between Serbia and Belarus. I think that this visit of President Lukashenko was carried out in order to confirm good relations.
