... representatives of Russia, the US, Great Britain, Turkey, France, Italy, Slovenia and Germany as international observers, with mediation ... ... informal discussion in order to outline possible scenarios of the Balkans settlement in a long run.
Among the external actors, the ... ... namely, “great” Albania, “great” Serbia, and “great” Croatia. This scenario would mean the following territorial exchange:
... ... Macedonia, part of Serbia (Bujanovac and Presevo), Ulcinj part of Montenegro;
—
“Great” Serbia
: the Republic of Serbia, the ...
... parade on August 5, 2015
to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Croatia’s victory in 1995. No doubt the organizers want to ... ... shows that celebrating the events of May 8–9, 1945 in the Balkans is too complex to impart a universal ideological imperative ... ... the Schuman Declaration of 1950. And this is already happening:
Slovenia is celebrating the anniversary of joining the European ... ... (Macedonia),
national orchestras play on the central square. In Montenegro
, youth and student festivals as well as
sports events ...
... began to restore its presence through economic tools, such as investment. The Western Balkans (former Yugoslavia) happened to be one region where this was particularly intense... ... relationship” with Russia, can undoubtedly be called a
traditional Russian partner
. Montenegro can be placed in the same category, but with certain reservations. The nature... ... establishment’s favorable attitude. Russian companies also have major business interests there.
Slovenia and Croatia can be viewed as
potential partners
. Although Russian projects have not yet...