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Serbia backs ammunition shipments to Ukraine in westward pivot

Serbia's president says he has no plans to stop selling ammunition to intermediaries who ship it to Ukraine, as Serbia pivots westwards and backs the US, Nato and the EU in a recent flare-up of ethnic tensions in Kosovo.

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  • Serbia is not opposed to selling ammunition to intermediaries who ship it to Ukraine, according to President Aleksandar Vučić.
  • The pipeline funnelling Serb ammunition to the Ukrainian front has been a crucial factor in a noticeable shift as the US, Nato and the EU recently backed Serbia in a recent flare-up of ethnic tensions in Kosovo.
  • Serbia's strong links with Russia and its potential to disrupt regional security have led western capitals to adopt a more lenient stance towards Belgrade.
  • Western governments do not want to risk having another conflict in Europe.
  • Serbian president acknowledges that he is walking a tightrope between Moscow and western powers.
Serbia backs ammunition shipments to Ukraine in westward pivot
Belgrade has long been a Moscow ally, resisting western pressure on sanctions after Russia’s full-scale invasion
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