Moscow theater hostage crisis

BELGRADE - The non-parliamentary Dveri movement called on Serbian citizens on Monday to come to the military parade in Belgrade on October 16 in great numbers and welcome President of Russia Vladimir Putin.

Vladan Glisic, a leader of Dveri, told reporters in front of the Russian Embassy in Belgrade that Putin's visit is of historic, geopolitical, economic and security importance.

BELGRADE - The Russian-Serbian cooperation is beneficial not only for the two countries, but also for Europe and the world as a whole, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Serbia Alexander Chepurin said Monday.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday that the economic recovery of the country was based on political stability, so a nationally responsible and balanced foreign policy was very important.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to pull thousands of troops from the border with Ukraine, the Kremlin said ahead of key talks on a fragile truce in the ex-Soviet country

Authorities in Belarus have detained and punished dozens of Ukrainian and Belarussian football fans for singing a chant insulting Russian President Vladimir Putin at an international match.

FM: Sanctions against Russia would harm Serbia

Belgrade, Moscow -- Foreign Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dačić has said that Serbia would find it "unacceptable" to join sanctions against Russia.

Such a move would mean that the country is acting "directly against its national interests," he told the state broadcaster RTS late on Tuesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his 62nd birthday in the Siberian wilderness as supporters compared his takeover of Crimea to one of the '12 Labours of Hercules'

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic stated on Tuesday that all friends of Serbia, including the U.S. and British prime ministers, are invited to attend the military parade which will be held on October 16 marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade in WWII.

BELGRADE - President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States Karen Donfried said that she sees no problem with the Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Belgrade for the anniversary of the city's liberation, noting that the messages communicated during this visit will be in the focus of international attention.

MOSCOW - Serbia will not join the EU sanctions against Russia, and the Serbian leadership has already put it clearly, Serbian Ambassador to Russia Slavenko Terzic stated on Friday.