Serbia finds itself caught in the middle of Moscow’s row with the West over Ukraine and is suddenly being confronted with a hard choice: continue down its path toward EU membership, or give up that dream and seek closer ties with its traditional Slavic ally Russia.
[…] Serbia could sit on the fence.
Serbian officials are finding it difficult to make a clear-cut decision that could further destabilize the Balkans — the southeastern region of Europe still reeling from the bloody civil wars in the 1990s.
Although Serbian officials say they respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity and do not support Russia’s annexation of Crimea, …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
