—🇷🇸/🇭🇷/🇧🇦 BREAKING: In a rare agreement, Serbia and Croatia jointly criticize centralization efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Both countries' foreign ministers reaffirm support for the Dayton Agreement, warning that Sarajevo’s push for power centralization threatens the constitutional rights of Croats and Republika Srpska.

📰 Source: The National Independent

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—❗️🇷🇸(🇧🇦) /🇷🇺 BREAKING: Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik to meet Sergei Shoigu during Moscow Security Forum.

Dodik will attend the 13th International Security Meeting in Moscow, where he is scheduled to hold talks with Russia’s Security Council Secretary, Sergei Shoigu.

📰 Source: The National Independent

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—🇺🇸/🇧🇦 NEW: US reaffirms support for Dayton Accord as Bosnian presidency members clash over future of constitutional framework.

Bosniak member Denis Bećirović calls for civic-based constitutional reform, while Serbian member Željka Cvijanović defends the original ethnic-based power-sharing structure.

📰 Source: The National Independent

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—🇷🇸/🇽🇰 NEW: Serbia issues arrest warrant for Kosovo officer who assaulted Serbian student in North Mitrovica.

Kosovo police officer injured a high school graduate during year-end celebrations; Serbia confirms warrant has no statute of limitations and will remain active until executed.

📰 Source: Serbian Office for Public and Cultural Diplomacy on X

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—🤝🇷🇸/🇭🇺 NEW: Vučić and Orbán praise historic Serbia–Hungary alliance during strategic talks in Belgrade.

The leaders discussed geopolitical coordination, economic partnership, defense cooperation, and joint military-industrial initiatives, calling bilateral ties the strongest in their nations’ history.

📰 Source: The National Independent

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—👮‍♂️🇽🇰/🇷🇸 UPDATE: Kosovo launches probe into police officer accused of injuring Serbian student in North Mitrovica.

The incident occurred during school graduation celebrations; Serbia has issued an arrest warrant while Kosovo’s police inspectorate investigates possible misconduct.

📰 Source: Balkan Insight

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—🇷🇸/🇷🇺 NEW: Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik arrives in Moscow despite active arrest warrant.

Dodik, wanted by Bosnian authorities, attends 13th International Security Meeting and is scheduled to meet Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu.

📰 Source: The National Independent

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🇬🇷/🇹🇷 Today marks the 572th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople.

—❗️🇷🇺/🇷🇸/🇺🇦 BREAKING: Russian Intelligence accuses Serbia of covertly supplying ammunition to Ukraine despite claiming neutrality.

SVR reports Serbian firms delivered hundreds of thousands of artillery shells and millions of small arms rounds to Ukraine, calling it a betrayal amid Western efforts to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia.

📰 Source: The National Independent

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—🇷🇸/🇷🇺 NEW: Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu met with Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik in Moscow.

The two officials discussed regional security developments and strengthening bilateral ties amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

📰 Source: The National Independent

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—🇽🇰/🇷🇸 NEW: Kosovo’s Defense Minister states that 70% of Serbia's military capacity is deployed in the south, near the border with Kosovo.

Ejup Maqedonci affirmed that Serbia has 48 forward operating bases and 20 gendarmerie positions posing a direct threat to Kosovo’s sovereignty. However, he also said that he does he did not want to raise concerns over an inminent threat to Kosovo's integrity as his interview was focused on the Defender Europe 25 exercise and the part where he talks about the Serbian military presence near Kosovo lasts only about one minute, while the interview lasted 30 minutes. He wrote a post about this and you can read it here.

📰 Source: A2 CNN

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—🇲🇰/🇬🇧 NEW: North Macedonia signs €6 billion Government-to-Government investment deal with the United Kingdom.

The strategic agreement secures UK Export Finance support for infrastructure projects in North Macedonia, including railways, hospitals, and energy development, with up to €6 billion in funding under favorable terms.

📰 Source: British Government

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—🇷🇸/🇪🇺 NEW: Serbia officially joins the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), becoming its 41st member.

The National Bank of Serbia confirmed full EU compliance, with SEPA system implementation expected by May 2026—enabling efficient, low-cost euro transactions with all SEPA countries.

📰 Source: Serbian Times

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