Yugoslavia in World War II

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday evening he had held an important meeting with top military officials and the chiefs of military agencies.

"Serbia must be independent, militarily neutral and, above all, militarily capable of protecting its people from any potential aggressor," Vucic wrote in a post on his buducnostsrbijeav Instagram account.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has received a congratulatory message from Russian President Vladimir Putin on occasion of the approaching 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade from fascism in WWII.

PARIS - Serbia's Novak Djokovic is through to the semi-finals of the men's tennis singles event at the Olympic Games in Paris after beating Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) on Thursday evening.

BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic and Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gen Milan Mojsilovic on Wednesday visited army troops tasked with securing the administrative line between central Serbia and Kosovo-Metohija and controlling the Ground Safety Zone.

BELGRADE - In terms of defence and security, the goal of the new Serbian government will be to strengthen the defence industry, boost the development of the Serbian Armed Forces and improve the living standards of professional soldiers, PM Designate Milos Vucevic said in the parliament on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON - The Washington premiere of the WWII-themed Serbian film The Heroes of Halyard was held at Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

Serbian Ambassador to Washington Marko Djuric said the premiere, held "at the heart of American democracy", commemorated the 80th anniversary of the heroic WWII Operation Halyard, when Serbian farmers rescued close to 500 US airmen.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday evening consultations about the next Serbian government would begin next Monday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Defence Minister Milos Vucevic said on Friday in Budapest Serbia would purchase armoured vehicles from Hungary and sell ammunition to the Hungarian side.

President of Serbia addressed the citizens after the violence in front of the Belgrade City Assembly.

BELGRADE - The Government of Serbia on Thursday adopted a Conclusion on its agreement to the recent purchase of Adolf Hitler's Directive No. 25 of March 27, 1941, whereby the then-German chancellor ordered the attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Kingdom of Greece.

The directive, signed by Hitler, consists of 13 originals.