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—🇺🇸/🇷🇸 (🇧🇦) NEW: Ex-Governor Blagojevich vows to present Republic of Srpska's case to Donald Trump.

Rod Blagojevich, a Trump ally and former Illinois governor, pledged to personally brief Trump on challenges facing Srpska and advocate removal of US sanctions on President Milorad Dodik, calling them a “mistake” imposed by prior administrations.

📰 Source: The National Independent

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—🇺🇸 NEW: Trump extends state of emergency for Western Balkans through June 2026.

The Executive Order, originally declared in 2001 and expanded through EO 13219, 13304, 14033, and 14140, remains in force citing persistent threats from extremist violence, obstruction of peace accords, and widespread corruption that jeopardize US foreign policy and national security in the region.

📰 Source: Gazeta Express

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—🇺🇸/🇷🇸 (🇧🇦) Rod Blagojevich, Trump ally and former Illinois governor:

That's me with Milorad Dodik, the President of the Republic of Srpska. He was one of the few European leaders who openly supported President Trump's election and is an outspoken opponent of left-wing deep state globalists. The morning after Trump's election, Dodik, wearing a red Maga hat, organized a rally to celebrate Trump's victory. Later that same day, Biden slapped sanctions on him.

📰 Source: Rod Blagojevich on X

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—🇲🇰/🇮🇷/🇺🇸 NEW: North Macedonia condemns the recent Iranian attack on the US base in Qatar.

Skopje denounces the assaults as threats to regional stability and allied safety, expressing full solidarity with the US and support for its peacekeeping efforts.

📰 Source: MFAFT North Macedonia on X

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—❗️🇷🇸/🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Serbian President Vučić accuses US of violating international law in Iran strike.

Vučić declared the US action against Iran illegal, warning that breaching international law undermines global order; he reaffirmed Serbia's balanced ties with Israel and Iran, and its commitment to the UN Charter.

📰 Source: Beta Briefing

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—🚇🇷🇸/🇨🇳 NEW: Serbia signs €720M contract with PowerChina for Belgrade Metro Line 1, Lot 2.

The deal covers design and construction (including tunnel boring machines procurement), aiming to cut travel from Železnik to Mirijevo to just over 30 minutes; construction to be completed by 2030.

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—❗️🇷🇸 URGENT: Serbian students issue ultimatum for snap elections by June 28 or face civil disobedience.

Protesters vow nationwide disruption if demands are unmet by 9 p.m. on Vidovdan, one of Serbia’s most significant religious and national holidays. A major demonstration is planned for this day in Belgrade.

📰 Source: The National Independent

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—❗️🇷🇺/🇷🇸/🇺🇦 NEW: Russia’s SVR claims Serbia supplied ammunition to Ukraine via Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.

Russian intelligence alleges Serbian manufacturers knowingly routed artillery shells and components through third-party firms, ultimately reaching Ukrainian forces.

📰 Source: Reuters

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—❗️UPDATE: Serbia halts all arms exports.

➡️ Aleksandar Vučić announced Serbia has completely suspended arms and ammunition exports, citing intense pressure from both domestic and foreign actors, including threats of organized protests at defense enterprises.

➡️ He stated all future exports will require explicit authorization from the National Security Council and be conducted transparently. Vučić mentioned only two current contracts— with Cyprus and Azerbaijan—will proceed under strict conditions that prevent re-exportation.

➡️ The move follows allegations by Russia’s SVR intelligence agency that Serbian arms were being covertly rerouted to Ukraine via intermediaries in NATO countries like the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.

📰 Source: TASS

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—❗️🇷🇸/🇺🇦/🇷🇺 UPDATE: Serbian PM vows no arms to Ukraine.

Đuro Macut, in his first foreign media interview, declared Serbia will not supply weapons to Ukraine while he serves on the National Security Council. He reaffirmed Serbia’s alignment with President Vučić’s policy requiring council approval for any arms exports, and emphasized Serbia-Russia “fraternal ties”.

📰 Source: TASS

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—🇦🇱/🇮🇹 PM Edi Rama on Albania-Italy relations:

Practically we are one country made of two independent countries.

📰 Source: kos_data via The Guardian

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—❗️🇷🇸 URGENT: Serbian police arrest three men over plot to violently overthrow the government.

The suspects—I.M., N.A., and B.M.—were apprehended after a June 21 meeting in Kraljevo where they allegedly conspired to carry out a “violent change of power.” Authorities found a pistol and ammunition; prosecutors say the men pledged not to return home “until they had killed or destroyed” key officials.

📰 Source: Gazeta Express

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🇺🇸🤝🇪🇺❌🇷🇺-Bloomberg reports that despite historic increases in defense spending, many European nations are growing hesitant to purchase U.S. weapons.

➡️Concerns stem from Donald Trump’s unpredictable approach to NATO, his soft rhetoric on Russia, and repeated threats toward European allies.

➡️EU and Canadian leaders are now reportedly considering shifting procurement to European and Swedish defense firms, while also fast-tracking the establishment of an independent defense fund.

—❗🇷🇸 Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić: "The ultimatum has not been accepted. You don’t have to wait until tomorrow at 9 p.m. Serbia never accepts ultimatums"

📰 Source: The National Independent

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