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People light torches and march during a protest against populist President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. The protesters are seeking to keep up the pressure on Vucic whom they accuse of stifling hard-won democratic freedoms in the Balkan country that went through a series of wars in the 1990s'. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Thousands march through snowy streets for Serbian democracy

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People hold a banner that reads: ''#1out of 5 million'' during a protest against populist President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018. Similar protests have been held for the past three weekends to express discontent with Vucic's rule. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Thousands march against Serbia’s president for 4th week

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, file photo, a woman passes by graffiti depicting the Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and US President Elect Donald Trump in a suburb of Belgrade, Serbia. The Cyrillic letters on graffiti read &quot;Kosovo is Serbia&quot;, as Serbia doesn't recognise Kosovo's independence. U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Serbia and Kosovo to make a ''historic'' deal that would bring ''long-sought'' peace to the Balkan region. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Serbia not as optimistic as Trump over deal with Kosovo

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

Serbia and Kosovo trade accusations over Kosovo’s new army

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

People march during a protest in front of the Serbian Parliament building in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. Thousands of people are marching in Serbia against the hardline rule of President Aleksandar Vucic and his government. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Thousands march against Serbian president’s autocratic rule

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Serbian president issues veiled threat over Kosovo

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic waves to his supporters during a rally in the northern, Serb-dominated part of Mitrovica, Kosovo, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo say the safety of Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic during a visit to Kosovo isn't threatened despite roadblocks that prevented his visit to a central Serb-populated village. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbian president’s praise of Milosevic triggers outrage

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

In this photograph made available by the Serbian Presidency, a Kosovo police officer speaks to Serbia's president Aleksandar Vucic, left, to say he cannot continue his trip to the village of Banje due to roadblocks, in Zubin Potok, Kosovo, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. Kosovo Albanians burned tires and blocked roads with wooden logs, trucks and heavy machinery on a planned route by Serbia's president who is visiting Serbs in the former Serbian province.(Serbian Presidency via AP)

The Latest: Kosovo president urges restraint amid Vucic trip

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Kosovo Albanians run past a fire burning at a roadblock in Vojtesh, Kosovo, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. Kosovo Albanians burned tires and blocked roads with wooden logs, trucks and heavy machinery on a planned route by Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic who was trying to reach the village of Banje while visiting Serbs in the former Serbian province. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Kosovo Albanians block roads during Serbia president visit

By RADUL RADOVANOVIC - Associated Press

A boy riding bicycle on street in the town of Presevo, Serbia, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, which could become part of a land swap deal to reach a lasting solution for the decades-long dispute between Serbia and Kosovo. The idea that the two former war foes Serbia and Kosovo could exchange territories has been floated in recent weeks by officials and media on both sides of this divided region. (AP Photo/Zenel Zhinipotoku)

The Latest: Kosovo president acknowledges Serbia problems

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic walks by a MiG-29 jet fighter on the tarmac at Batajnica, military airport near Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Serbia's air force has taken the delivery of two Russian MiG-29 fighter jets, part of an arms purchase that has the potential to heighten tensions in the Balkans and increase Moscow's influence in the region. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia takes delivery of 2 Russian fighter jets

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

Kosovo police block a road near the northern, Serb-dominated part of Mitrovica, Kosovo, Monday, March 26, 2018. Serbian state television says Kosovo police have arrested one Serb official and fired tear gas and stun grenades at Serb protesters in northern Kosovo. (AP Photo/Bojan Slavkovic)

The Latest: 32 injured, 5 seriously in Kosovo clashes

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Kosovo police prevent 4 Serb officials from entry

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US senator asks Serbia to deny Russian staff official status

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Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic waves during an inauguration ceremony, in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Vucic has been sworn in as Serbia's president, telling his supporters that he will work on peace and stability in the Balkans.(AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Vucic sworn in as Serbia’s new president amid protests

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

Serbia premier reinstates ally sacked after sexist remark

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Many younger Serbs are in favor of fostering closer ties with the West and moving the economy more in line with the EU. However, cultural and historic ties to Russia remain strong, as Moscow was a key supporter during the 1990s war that ultimately led to Kosovo's independence. (Associated Press)

Vladimir Putin’s pull looming over Serbia presidential vote

By Sasa Milosevic and Valerie Plesch — Special to The Washington Times