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Zelensky in Serbia: What Ukraine wants, and what Belgrade gains
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Zelensky in Serbia: What Ukraine wants, and what Belgrade gains

by Jovana Georgievski

President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Serbia, the first by a Ukrainian head of state since 2018, could mark a new chapter in relations between the two countries. It also raised questions about what each side hopes to gain. What is Kyiv trying to achieve by deepening ties with Serbia, one of the few countries in Europe, alongside Turkey and Russian ally Belarus, that has not imposed sanctions on Russia? And what does Belgrade, still heavily dependent on Moscow for energy supplies, stand to gai

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Analysis: Russia doubles down in Ukraine, setting stage for 'total war'

Two large and heavily armed states locked in an existential armed struggle. Hundreds of thousands of casualties. Mass mobilization. Systematic long-range strike campaigns against the enemy's economy and infrastructure. Defense budgets swallowing huge proportions of state spending. All these factors evoke an image of "total war" — the kind of interstate conflict where state, society, and economy are all not only an active part of the war effort but also a target of enemy strikes. Russia's full-

Firefighting helicopter attempts to extinguish a fire at a logistics complex in Elektrostal, Russia, on July 18, 2026.
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