... extremely unstable situation has developed in the Balkans, with a potentially adverse effect both on ... ... Russia, the US, Great Britain, Turkey, France, Italy, Slovenia and Germany as international observers, with ... ... “great” Albania, “great” Serbia, and “great” Croatia. This scenario would mean the following territorial ... ... the Republic of Albania, most of Kosovo, part of Macedonia, part of Serbia (Bujanovac and Presevo), ... ...
: Republic of Croatia, the third “entitet” in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herceg Bosna (Herzeg-Bosnia));
...
... inconvenient to be a widespread celebration across the Balkans
The attitude to Victory Day in the Balkans ... ... Serbia), and a recognized public holiday in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina only. It is, thus, no surprise ... ... Bosnia’s Muslim leader Bakir Izetbegović and Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov) stated their unequivocal ... ... celebrations in Moscow, unlike their Montenegrin, Croatian and Bulgarian counterparts.
Thus, what this ... ... the civil administrations of occupied Serbia and Slovenia, whose leaders chose collaboration as the ...
... will try to describe as we identify Russia’s place in the Balkans today.
The six republics of the former Yugoslavia analyzed ... ... Western-oriented; and a number of large investment projects have failed.
Bosnia and Herzegovina may be called
prospective partners
, especially ... ... entities of the Federation – Republika Srpska – and Macedonia. Large Russian capital arrived relatively recently (2007-2012),... ... attitude. Russian companies also have major business interests there.
Slovenia and Croatia can be viewed as
potential partners
. Although Russian ...