As Serbian media outlets stoke support for Russia across the Balkans, the West must challenge Belgrade’s disinformation.
When Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, arrived in Belgrade on May 12, one media outlet described it as “a signal of the Balkan country’s swing away from Moscow.” Another drew a similar conclusion. But most Serbs across the Balkans don’t see it that way.
Serbia’s increasingly authoritarian President Aleksandar Vučić has sought to sell an image of neutrality over Ukraine, saying his country is not “any side’s flunkey” as he attempts to position himself as a Tito-like figure,…
