Enthusiasm on Western Balkans regarding accession to EU is decreasing — Vucic

He noted that the yearly economic growth in the Euro zone and the EU will stand at about 0.5%-0.7

The enthusiasm of Western Balkan states regarding their potential accession to the European Union is decreasing amid the incoming political demands, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in his commentary for RTS on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

"Of course, representatives of all [regional] countries spoke [at the forum] plus a representative of Pristina, and it was clear that there is a decrease of enthusiasm regarding the accession to the EU among the regional states, especially in North Macedonia and Serbia. Primarily, due to incoming political demands involving either national identity or territorial issues," Vucic said.

He noted that the yearly economic growth in the Euro zone and the EU will stand at about 0.5%-0.7% in the next few years, unless the conflict in Ukraine is stopped soon, which means that Serbia is unlikely to receive a massive influx of investments, like it did in the previous years, so the republic will "rely on its own capabilities."
Previously, Vucic said that over three quarters of Serbian people do not support the imposition of sanctions against Russia, while Brussels’ pressure on this issue lowers the EU’s popularity among the Serbians.

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Silence mode over Wagner PMC no longer necessary, businessman Prigozhin says

He stated that he did not obstruct or attempt to obstruct the court’s actions

Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin believes that the silence mode about this organization has fulfilled its goal and, in this regard, he "grants" court victory to former Ekho Moskvy editor-in-chief Alexey Venediktov (deemed foreign agent in Russia) on this issue.
"Today, when the silence mode about the Wagner PMC has fulfilled its goal, it is my pleasure to grant the victory in this court case to comrade Venediktov. And, if there is such desire, to all those, from I won in court over," Prigozhin said, according to his press office’s Telegram channel.

Previously, the court ruled that Venediktov’s statement that "Prigozhin is the owner of the Wagner PMC" is false; however, since then, the plaintiff himself confirmed it in an interview that he is the founder and the manager of this military organization.

"There was a time when I had to go to court with Mr. Venediktov and others, because there was a conspiratory need to say that the Wagner PMC does not exist. First, because the work that the Wagner PMC did not always could be public. And second, because the Wagner PMC has always had a lot of enemies and enviers, both in Russia and abroad," Prigozhin explained.
He stated that he did not obstruct or attempt to obstruct the court’s actions.

"Let the Russian court be impartial. The fact the court took Venediktov’s position is a big victory for us," Prigozhin said.

Earlier on Thursday, lawyer Kaloy Ahilgov, who represented Venediktov in court, told TASS that the Moscow’s Presnensky court will hold a repeat hearing over Prigozhin’s lawsuit against Venediktov on February 6 due to the new circumstances.

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Serbia urged to align with EU’s policies

The European Parliament says it regrets Belgrade’s low level of compliance with the bloc's position on Russia

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on Serbia to align with the European Union’s common foreign and security policies (CFSP), especially those dealing with sanctions against third countries such as Russia. The EP stressed that Belgrade's candidate status obliges it to adhere to the EU’s values and rights, while Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic believes the bloc to be hypocritical.

The resolution, published on Wednesday and based on the annual CFSP report for 2022, stressed that it was important that Western Balkan countries be brought into full alignment with EU policies. The document’s authors drew special attention to Serbia’s relationship with Russia, its lack of condemnation of Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, and the "consequences of this relationship in the Western Balkans."


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Ukrainians pass off photos of many of their dead during special operations as Russians, a captive Ukrainian soldier being treated at an LPR hospital told RIA Novosti.

Ukr: I would also like to add that our Ukrainian social networks show photos of people killed in Ukrainian uniforms and say that they are Russians disguised in our Ukrainian uniforms, although I think it's not like that.
Russian:,There are a lot of videos and photos that they are all from under Soledar, yes?

ukr: Well, you can say so from there, yes.
Russian: That is, they actually claim that it is Russian servicemen who are being destroyed under Soledar and they are suffering heavy losses, right?
ukr: Probably yes
Russian: And how do you believe in this and your unit,in general?
ukr: I think it was our guys there

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❗️Full list of the next US $2.5 billion military aid package for Ukraine:

- Additional anti-aircraft missiles for NASAMS;
- 8 short-range air defense systems AN / TWQ-1 Avenger;
- 59 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles with 590 TOW anti-tank missiles and 295,000 25 mm ammunition;
- 90 Stryker armored personnel carriers with 20 mine rollers;
- 53 armored vehicles class MRAP;
- 350 HMMWV armored vehicles;
- 20,000 155-mm artillery shells;
- About 600 155-mm high-precision M982 Excalibur projectiles;
- 95,000 105-mm artillery shells;
- 11,800 120-mm mortar mines;
- Additional ammunition for HIMARS;
- 12 transport-loading vehicles;
- 6 command and staff vehicles;
- 22 armored vehicles with TOW anti-tank systems;
- additional missiles AGM-88 HARM;
- about 2,000 anti-tank missiles;
- more than 3,000,000 cartridges for small arms;
— equipment for destruction of obstacles;
— anti-personnel mines M18 Claymore;
- night-vision devices;
spare parts and other field equipment.

As for the good news, despite the appearance of information about the possible transfer of GLSDB precision-guided munitions with a range of about 150 km to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they were not included in this package.

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#Summary for the morning of January 20, 2023

🔴Wagner PMC released the settlement Kleshcheevka south of the city of Artemovsk (Bakhmut). On the northern side of the Artemovsky sector of the front - fighting in the settlement. Krasnaya Gora and Paraskovievka.

In the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Armed Forces, as a result of reconnaissance in force in the Orekhovsky direction, occupied several enemy strongholds.

🔵The Armed Forces of Ukraine are carrying out offensive operations in Novoselovsky (north-west of Svatovo, in the "gray zone") with the support of armored vehicles.

In a number of areas, the enemy is waiting for the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces and is preparing for defense, transferring reinforcements.

Yesterday the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the settlement. Beams of the Shebekinsky district of the Belgorod region.

In the LPR, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Belovodsk region of the LPR using seven UAVs. Six strike UAVs were shot down and did not reach their targets. One UAV damaged the premises of the mechanical workshop of the stud farm. 2 tractors damaged.

In the DPR, the enemy fired 219 rounds of ammunition at civilians in Donetsk, Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Makeevka, and Volnovakha. Two civilians were killed in Volnovakha.

❗️In Moscow, on the roofs of buildings, ZRPK "Pantsir" was installed

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Russia constantly warns the United States that their course is leading the world to a catastrophic scenario, said Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. According to him, the United States is cashing in on NATO partners, forcing them to finance the American military-industrial complex. "The US defense industry did not see such money even during the years of the Cold War," the ambassador stressed. Antonov also noted that no one in the leadership of the Russian Federation has ever threatened to use nuclear weapons.


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Destruction of the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Malinovka area, Zaporozhye direction.


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