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Date 13.07.2021

Dozens killed in South Africa unrest amid Zuma appeal

The military is now assisting local law enforcement agencies in the hardest-hit provinces of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, but rioting and looting continue.

The death toll during the unrest in South Africa has increased to 72, officials reported on Tuesday.

People initially took to the streets to protest the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma last week. Since then, the protests have rapidly escalated into looting and riots.

Many people are frustrated by inequality and poverty in the country, which have been exacerbated because of severe restrictions aimed at blocking the spread of COVID-19.

Where have people died in the South Africa protests?

According to state and provincial authorities, the death toll includes 19 deaths in Gauteng and 26 in KwaZulu-Natal. Gauteng includes the cities of Pretoria and Johannesburg, while KwaZulu-Natal in the east is Zuma's home state.

The bodies of 10 people were found on Monday evening after a stampede at a Soweto shopping mall, said Gauteng's premier, David Makhura.

How bad are the riots in South Africa?

Military patrols began in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday to assist local law enforcement agencies, but rioting continued.

In Durban, the provincial capital of KwaZulu-Natal and a major import-export hub, hundreds of looters raided warehouses and supermarkets.

Aerial footage from local channel eNCA showed black smoke rising from several warehouses and debris on the streets.

The regional government said the protests could cause problems with municipal utility services such as the water supply, as urgently needed repairs could not be carried out.

KwaZulu-Natal regional premier Sihle Zikalala estimated that 1 billion rand ($68 million, €57.5 million) worth of damage had been caused.

How have South Africa's lawmakers responded?

Police Minister Cele said 757 people had been arrested so far. He added that the government would act to prevent unrest from spreading further and warned that people would not be allowed "to make a mockery of our democratic state."

The government has stopped short of declaring a national state of emergency, but has deployed troops.

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https://www.dw.com/en/dozens-killed-in-south-africa-unrest-amid-zuma-appeal/a-58254298

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Cuba: Government tries to placate protesters with concessions

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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel took some blame for the protests and the government announced easing customs measures after demonstrations rocked the country.

The Cuban government on Wednesday has shown signs of concession to the unprecedented protests.

Cubans had taken to the streets to demonstrate against economic hardship marked by shortages of food, electricity and other essentials.

The government had only blamed social media and the United States for inciting the protests. But President Miguel Diaz-Canel admitted on Wednesday that failings by his government played a role in the unrest.

Shortly before the president spoke on television, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced relaxing some customs measures and made new promises to protesters. 

What did Diaz-Canel say?

While the Cuban president reiterated his accusations against the United States, he also offered some self-criticism for the first time.

"We have to gain experience from the riots," he said. "We also have to carry out a critical analysis of our problems in order to act and overcome, and avoid their repetition.

"Our society is not a society that generates hatred and those people acted with hatred," Diaz-Canel said, calling for "peace, harmony among Cubans and respect."

Diaz-Canel added that Cubans must "overcome our disagreements between all of us. What we have to promote, even though we have different points of view on certain issues, is between all of us to try to find solutions."

What measures did Cuba announce?

Cuban citizens who go on foreign trips can bring home toiletries, food and medicine — some of the hardest products to find in Cuba — without paying customs, Marrero said.

Under Cuban law, travelers arriving here can bring up to 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of medicine tax-free. They can also bring in limited amounts of food and personal hygiene gear but must pay customs duties.

But starting Monday and until the end of 2021, the limits and duties are lifted, Marrero said.

The prime minister also said the government was working on improving the national electricity system.

Officials will also seek to improve the supply of medicines, Marrero said.

Meanwhile, Economy Minister Alejandro Gil announced that the government would institute long-promised rules for business owners to set up small- and medium-sized enterprises.

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South Africa will deploy 25,000 troops to help quell unrest

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Defense chiefs in South Africa have decided to mobilize 25,000 troops in a bid to bring an end to days of violence and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces.

South African authorities have announced that the country's military is preparing to mobilize around 25,000 troops to help bring a measure of calm, following days of violence and looting that have swept through KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces.

At least 72 people have been killed in the unrest which began following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. The politician was sentenced to a 15-month prison term in late June for contempt of court.

Military to help embattled police

The country's defense minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, told parliament that troop contingents will be bolstered in the two provinces that have been most affected. Police and other security agencies have been battling to contain the situation, and have come under severe criticism for their apparent inability to restore order.

Police Minister Bheki Cele told local media that what was happening in the country had gone beyond just criminality. He said critical infrastructure had been targeted which, according to him, points to something far more sinister and orchestrated. Cele said that around 10 to 12 ringleaders face arrest.

Civilians set up roadblocks for protection

Instances of looting appear to have slowed somewhat in recent days, as security agencies try to get a handle on the situation. The Reuters news agency reported that there were still pockets of people looting in the coastal city of Durban.

Communities have tried to organize themselves into neighborhood watches with informal roadblocks at key entry points.

Reports indicate that tense calm has returned to parts of Johannesburg, as business owners survey the damage caused by days of rioting.

There are concerns that food and fuel supplies could begin to run out over the coming days.

Police have said over 1,700 people have been arrested since the violence first started last week.

https://m.dw.com/en/south-africa-will-deploy-25000-troops-to-help-quell-unrest/a-58276244

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Iran: Drought, water shortages spark protests

By Shabnam von Hein | 14h ago

The government has been taken aback — yet poor management of the country's water resources is a well-known and longstanding problem.

People in Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province are desperate. Suffering from drought and water shortages since March, they've taken to the streets in the last couple of weeks to express their anger with the government and its poor management of water resources. According to official sources, at least four men, including one policeman, have died in the protests. Authorities claim they were shot by "unknown rioters" in order to stir up trouble.

The Iranian government is very worried that the protests will spread. It has tried to disrupt communication between the protesters with repeated internet shutdowns, aiming to prevent photos and videos of clashes between protesters and the security forces from spreading.

But protests have already spread to other provinces; on July 23, a 20-year-old demonstrator died in the city of Aligudarz, in the western province of Lorestan. According to Amnesty International, as of that date security forces using live ammunition had already killed at least eight people in seven Iranian cities.

Local journalists have reported that additional security forces are being sent to Khuzestan. A delegation of representatives from the ministries of interior, energy and agriculture has also been sent to the province. The presidential chief of staff, Mahmoud Vaezi, told the state news agency IRNA that the delegation would be working with local authorities to "swiftly" resolve the problems.

Problems exacerbated by dam construction

"We've known about the problem of water scarcity and the threat it poses to national security for more than 30 years," said environmental expert Nik Kowsar. Currently based in Washington, D.C., Kowsar has been researching and writing critical articles about Iran's water management since the 1990s, including the government's plans for promoting economic growth with dam construction.

According to official figures, Iran now has 192 dams — around 10 times it did some 40 years ago. "The government is seeking quick solutions that promise short-term success. Critical voices are unwelcome, and are ignored," said Kowsar. "As, for example, when you point out that you shouldn't, on principle, build large dams in a dry country like Iran, because too much water evaporates from the reservoirs."

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Agriculture consuming huge quantities of water

Environmental experts have said the current water shortage is also the consequence of a mistaken understanding of agriculture development and progress. The government continues to be focused on maximizing self-sufficiency, not least as a response to sanctions and pressure from abroad.

It has been promoting agriculture and allowing the digging of deep wells, which have exhausted the available water resources. The traditional crops in Khuzestan are rice and sugar cane, both of which require large amounts of water. Around 90% of Iran's total water consumption is used up by agriculture.

"There is no plan for systematic development that will increase the country's water resources while also regulating and optimizing its consumption," said Ali Nazemi, an assistant professor in environmental engineering at Concordia University in Montreal. "This despite the fact that the problems have been known about for almost 30 years."

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https://m.dw.com/en/iran-drought-water-shortages-spark-protests/a-58651779

 

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Cuba says its Paris embassy attacked, blames US

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Cuba has accused the United States of encouraging such an attack through "calls for violence." Washington earlier urged Cuba to release detained protesters.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said early Tuesday that the country's embassy in Paris was attacked with Molotov cocktails. 

Several Cuban embassies across the world have witnessed protests in reaction to unprecedented demonstrations that erupted across the island earlier this month. 

"I hold the US government responsible for its continuous campaigns against our country that encourage these behaviors and for calls for violence, with impunity, from its territory,'' Rodriguez said on Twitter.

The Foreign Ministry's International Press Center later said the attack occurred around midnight when three Molotov cocktails were thrown at the embassy, including two that started a fire. 

According to the French AFP news agency, Paris firefighters said they were alerted to the attack shortly after midnight, adding that the two incendiary devices, which caused minor damage, were extinguished before their arrival.

US and allies urge Cuba to 'heed' opposition

The statement came hours after the US and several allies called on Cuba to respect human rights and release people detained in recent mass protests. 

The US and 20 countries, including Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador, issued a joint statement urging the communist government to "respect the legally guaranteed rights and freedoms of the Cuban people," and to "release those detained for exercising their rights to peaceful protests."

"We urge the Cuban government to heed the voices and demands of the Cuban people," said the statement, which also called for an end to internet restrictions.

Rodriguez dismissed the statement, saying it was "based on the support of a handful of countries that have been pressured to comply with US dictates."

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Cuban government bans upcoming opposition protests

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The new call for demonstrations comes after unprecedented spontaneous anti-government protests swept the country in July. Cuban authorities have accused opposition groups of trying to overthrow the regime.

The Cuban government on Tuesday rejected a request by opposition groups to hold a protest on November 15. Officials accused organizers of being backed by the US and of seeking to overthrow the regime.

The planned protests are the latest sign of discontent on the island, which has been going through a major economic crisis, fueled by high inflation, power cuts and shortages of food and medicine.

What did the Cuban government say about the protests? 

"The promoters and their public representatives, some of whom have links with subversive organizations or agencies financed by the American government, have the clear intention of promoting a change in Cuba's political system," the government in a statement on the official Cubadebate website.

The opposition group Archipelago, which claims to have some 20,000 members, planned a rally in support of civil liberties on the island, including the right to peaceful protest and amnesty for imprisoned government opponents.

The group had originally called for a protest on November 20, but, after the government scheduled military exercises around that date, organizers moved it to five days earlier.

But November 15 is also the day that the government had planned to reopen Cuba to tourism, after two years in which the critical industry was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

"The reasons given to protest are not considered legitimate," the government said in its statement, adding that the new constitution adopted in 2019 states that the socialist system is "irrevocable."

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Lebanon army probes soldier over firing at protesters

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The army is investigating a soldier suspected of firing toward protesters during Thursday's deadly clashes over the Beirut blast probe. Meanwhile, families of the blast victims have backed the judge leading the probe.

The Lebanese army has said it was probing a soldier suspected of firing toward protesters in Beirut on Thursday.

Seven people died in the clashes that broke out near the site of a demonstration against the judge heading an inquiry into a deadly port blast in Beirut last year.

"Videos showing military shooting at demonstrators during clashes that broke out two days ago in the Tayouna [Teyouneh] area have spread through social media," the army said in a statement on Facebook on Saturday, adding that "the military shooter is under investigation under the supervision of the competent jurisdiction."

On Thursday, the country saw its worst violence in over a decade when gun battles erupted on the streets of Beirut in deadly sectarian clashes.

The violence was reminiscent of the country's catastrophic 1975-1990 civil war.

A protest outside the Justice Palace was called by Hezbollah and its supporters demanding the dismissal of Judge Tarek Bitar, who is leading the inquiry into the August 4, 2020, port explosion.

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Christian leader: Blast investigation should not be stopped

Two days after the fierce violence, the leader of Lebanon's largest Christian bloc — the Free Patriotic movement (FPM) — said the probe into the port blast should not be stopped.

"The Free Patriotic movement is with [for] continuing the probe, revealing the truth and putting those responsible on trial," said Gebran Bassil on Saturday.

Bassil's stance is in contrast to that of Hezbollah, an FPM ally.

Hezbollah opposes the inquiry, with leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah saying it is biased and politicized.

On Saturday, Bassil said there was evidence that pointed to some bias during the probe, but added there was no evidence yet that Judge Bitar was politicized.

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https://m.dw.com/en/lebanon-army-probes-soldier-over-firing-at-protesters/a-59529838

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Ecuador: Protesters block roads over gasoline price hikes

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Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso is under fire for increasing the price of gas even as unions and other groups have called for lower rates and an exemption for sectors hit hard by the COVID pandemic.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Ecuadorian cities on Tuesday, setting up roadblocks and clashing with police to demonstrate against President Guillermo Lasso's economic policies.

Why are people protesting?

Unions and other groups have called for lower fuel prices and an exemption for sectors hit hard by COVID.

"We have collectively taken this decision [to demonstrate] in the face of the new economic measures that are increasingly crushing our populations, our transport workers and our communities," protest organizer Julio Cesar Pilalumbo told AFP news agency at a roadblock in Zumbahua in central Ecuador.

As protesters took to the streets, traffic was disrupted in five of Ecuador's 24 provinces.

The government deployed police and soldiers and warned that it would move to "prevent the closure of roads" to passengers and goods. 

"We don't agree that the measures implemented because of the crisis should fall on workers and the middle class," a 55-year-old university professor told Reuters news agency, as he joined a march of around 1,000 people in the capital, Quito. 

Police launched tear gas canisters at at least one location to control crowds. Authorities said at least 37 people were arrested.

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https://m.dw.com/en/ecuador-protesters-block-roads-over-gasoline-price-hikes/a-59634880

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Cuba: Mass protests thwarted as authorities arrest dissidents

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Dissidents were arrested or prevented from leaving their apartments. The Cuban government has accused the US of endorsing the unrest in an attempt to destabilize the island.

Cuban authorities thwarted a planned mass protest on Monday by arresting prominent dissidents or confining them to their homes.

Leaders had called for a "Civic March for Change," after street protests in July this year.

Opposition figure Manuel Cuesta Morua, the leader of the Ladies in White rights movement Berta Soler, and her husband Angel Moya, a former political prisoner, were among those detained.

The demonstration was called upon by playwright Yunior Garcia and his Facebook group Archipelago, an online discussion forum with about 35,000 members. He was not allowed to leave his apartment, and government supporters hung Cuban flags from the roof of his building to block his windows. 

Dissidents wanted to launch protests at 3 p.m. local time, across 10 cities, including the capital Havana, as well as Guantanamo and Pinar del Rio. However, there were no signs of organized demonstrations.

Social media videos showed some smaller groups protesting, but were immediately countered by pro-government demonstrators. Officers in plain clothes and uniforms were present across Havana throughout the day.

Cuban authorities blame US

The Cuban government said Monday's protests were part of an attempt by the US to destabilize the Caribbean island.

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Date 28.11.2021

Iran: Protests on water shortages turn violent as police arrest 67

Protests have been taking place over the past month in the dried up bed of the Zayandeh Rood river. Authorities say water shortages are due to the drought situation, but critics say it is also due to mismanagement.

Protests in the Iranian city of Isfahan over the drying up of a river turned violent, as riot police arrested 67 people on Saturday. 

Police General Hassan Karami told reporters, "We have arrested 67 of the main actors and agitators behind the troubles," adding that there were about 2,000 to 3,000 "rioters" in the protests. 

Demonstrations have been taking place from November 9 in Isfahan, some 340 kilometres to the south of Tehran. Farmers and others have been rallying on the river bed of the Zayandeh Rood river, as they have been protesting water shortages. 

Ongoing water crisis

Iran has blamed the drought situation for water shortages, but critics say it is also due to mismanagement. Protesters say authorities have diverted water from the city to supply the neighboring province of Yazd. 

State media reported unspecified numbers of both demonstrators and riot police had been injured, as both sides clashed. Fars news agency said farmers and local authorities had struck a deal on Thursday about water distribution.

President Ebrahim Raisi met with representatives from the provinces of Isfahan, Yazd and Semnan, and made assurances to resolve the issue. 

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Protests have been almost a daily occurrence in the drought-hit region in the past few days. An Iranian news agency said two bulldozers were used to destroy a pipe taking water from Isfahan province to Yazd.

Droughts have been taking place in Iran for 30 years, but the frequency has increased recently. The Iran Meteorological Organization says that an estimated 97% of the country now faces some level of drought.

https://www.dw.com/en/iran-protests-on-water-shortages-turn-violent-as-police-arrest-67/a-59959075

 

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Date 27.11.2021

Serbia: Protesters block roads over new mining laws

Scuffles broke out between protesters and police in Belgrade and Novi Sad while organizers said several activists had been detained. Activists argue new laws are damaging to the environment.

Hundreds of protesters blocked major roads and bridges in Serbia on Saturday as they rallied against new laws that green activists argue will give free rein to foreign mining companies, causing irreparable damage to the environment.

The Balkan country's government has offered mineral resources to firms such as China's Zijin copper miner and the Anglo-Australian company Rio Tinto, sparking outrage among environmentalists who say the projects would pollute land and water.

Skirmishes erupted between police and anti-government protesters who chanted slogans against conservative President Aleksandar Vucic. Demonstrators brought traffic to a standstill in downtown Belgrade and blocked a stretch of a main highway through the capital. Vucic has called China a "savior" for its copper mine projects.  The people around the Bor copper mine, however, fear for their future, as Bor is part of the strategic investments around China's New Silk Road to Europe. 

Protesters detained

In Novi Sad, dozens of protesters briefly scuffled with police.

Protest organizers said several activists had been detained in both the northern Serbian city and in Belgrade.

A recent reform will effectively stop popular initiatives against polluting projects by establishing hefty administrative fees, green activists argue.

The activists also oppose a new expropriation law, which allows the acquisition of private land by the state within eight days.

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https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-protesters-block-roads-over-new-mining-laws/a-59958118

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The so called "Feminists" appear very silent. Just reminds me of "Pacifists" that only protest American weapons....

Iranian women take off Hijab, protest Mahsa Amini's death after detention by 'Morality Police'

https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/iranian-women-take-off-hijab-protest-mahsa-amini-death-detention-morality-police-2001585-2022-09-18

Several killed as anti-government protests rampage through Iranian cities

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/09/21/several-killed-anti-government-protests-rampage-iranian-cities/

 

 

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Belgrade, May 27th, despite the miserable weather.

Reasons etc here:

 

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I missed the reporting on the Serbian elections last weekend, so we're proceeding straight to the protests thread.

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Serbia: Police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters

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Protesters have demanded the annulment of last weekend's parliamentary and local elections. Police said they attempted to break into the town hall in Belgrade.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Serbian capital Belgrade on Sunday to denounce last weekend's parliamentary and local elections and demand their annulment.

Protesters faced off with riot police, as some of them attempted to break into the Belgrade town hall, where the local election commission is based.

What happened at the protests?

Police fired pepper spray to ward off the protesters trying to break into the town hall. Some of the protesters climbed the building, breaking windows and pelting them with stones.

Protesters chanted slogans against President Aleksandar Vucic, calling him a "thief" and comparing him to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Interior Ministry in a statement called on the protesters to "refrain from breaking into the town hall."

"By reacting calmly we are trying not to hurt protesters," Vucic said in an address early in the evening.

What happened at the elections?

Vucic claimed a sweeping victory for his party in parliamentary and local elections.

His populist Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won about 46% of the vote in the parliamentary elections, while the leading opposition coalition Serbia Against Violence (SPN) received 23.5%, according to official results.

The SNS also claimed victory in municipal elections in the capital, Belgrade, where the party faced its stiffest challenge from SPN. Opposition groups have questioned the validity of the contest, accusing the government of allowing unregistered voters from neighboring Bosnia to vote illegally in the capital.

A team of international observers, including representatives of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), decried a series of "irregularities," including "vote buying" and "ballot box stuffing."

Protests have been taking place outside the election commission since the vote, denouncing the alleged fraud.

https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-police-fire-tear-gas-at-anti-government-protesters/a-67816272

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1. Римтутитуки twatter account has been linked to a SNS "bot".

2. Medan twatter account is well known moron who thinks that Vucic is pro-Russian and everyone else is trying to get him out of power because of that. While Vucic sells weapons to Ukraine. :D

3. Guy carrying that parole is a veteran of the 1999, if he has no issue with English language (on the back side, on the front it is in Serbian) your and other's opinion ain't worth shit.

There are very legitimate reasons for protests, vote harvesting, carousel voting, phony addresses in IDs issued so citizens of Bosnia that don't live in Belgrade could vote at communal election in Belgrade and much, much more.

Also, last time there was violence on protests (in 2020. protests, which were fundamentally not "anti-covic/masking" as presented) photo analysis showed that it was instigated by police provocateurs and their "tools", including well known football hooligan group members with police connections.

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So, what's your take on the current protests as to how will it affect Vucic who is trying to sit on two chairs, except the Russian  one is the pure PR?

P.S. I understand they all are propagandists, just picked the first in search;), but the points still stand though, no? 

As for translating the slogans in English   - wake me up when protesters in the 1st world would do the same.

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Again, what points?

Vucic is not "sitting on two chairs", he is firmly in EU/US hands. Sitting on two chairs would be selling weapons to both sides :D

You don't hire Tony Fuckingpieceofpigexcrement Blair as an advisor if you are pro-Russian, or more importantly pro-Serbian. Most of what he does toward Russia are populist moves w/o any real effect (yeah, allowed Russins to come to Serbia visa free.. yey... oh wait, those are Russians who are opposed to war... no sanctions toward Russia... oh wait, look at that giant Serbian economy that produces all those things Russians need... oh wait it does not.) and are so irrelevant that it is not really an issue to anyone, even EU/USA who have gone beyond petty toward Russian citizens, including those opposing Putin.

It is not EU and US who are trying to bring down Vucic, that is where he gets most support from. Ofc, via  well known shams like "think tanks", "lobby groups" and "non-government orgs" mostly, but that money comes from EU and various US funds, private or not. This is a thing that have enabled him originally to take power and it is still a good part of what keeps him in power (rest is a plain old corruption and embezzlement). Because fundamentally he does what they tell him to do regarding Kosovo, starting with Brussels Agreement (which previous, "western lackey" government refused to do as it is a direct act of treason), shitshow with Trump and so on.

IMO, nothing will happen, as "opposition" is a mostly bunch of slack jawed morons, failed opportunists and people who are too unpopular (mostly for telling the harsh truth) to ever get elected. Protests will die out, as they did before unless he makes really cardinal mistake.

 

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Again, what points?

Vucic is not "sitting on two chairs", he is firmly in EU/US hands. You don't hire Tony Fuckingpieceofpigexcrement Blair as an advisor if you are pro-Russian, or more importantly pro-Serbian...

It is not EU and US who are trying to bring down ...

I know who Vucic is, hence my caveat about the "pro-Rus chair" being strictly PR.

So why a wave of the "international community" condemnations - just to remind Vucic to behave?

 

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On 12/25/2023 at 12:29 PM, Strannik said:

I know who Vucic is, hence my caveat about the "pro-Rus chair" being strictly PR.

So why a wave of the "international community" condemnations - just to remind Vucic to behave?

 

"The Washington Post": Biden's conciliatory policy has failed in Serbia:

The Biden administration’s bet on the “authoritarian” Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic, whom the current US leadership considered capable of gradually pulling Serbia out of Russia’s zone of influence, apparently did not materialize.
Vucic continues to assure Western partners that he is doing everything possible for the country to join the European Union, but his government maintains close ties with 

 

Behind closed doors, Vucic is probably convincing Western leaders that he is still on their side and that this was all just for show. But considering how few results the conciliatory policy has produced, the Biden administration should be asking itself whether it's time to try something new.

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