Is Russia losing the Balkans? Vučić lost, Montenegro introduces visas, and planes are diverted in Serbia The last month in the Balkans has been really turbulent. The overwhelming defeat of Aleksandar Vučić's party, the victory of the student opposition, Montenegro's visa regime for Russians and the first publicized scandals after the elections in Serbia. In the episode, Oleg Bondarenko discusses what's going on with historians Nikita Bondarev and Yakov Smirnov. In the edition: - Why Vucic lost and who will rule Serbia now;.
- What can Russia expect from the new authorities in Belgrade;.
- Why did Montenegro introduce visas to Russians;.
- What will happen to Russian gas and Chinese investments;
- Why did arrests and banking scandals begin in Serbia after the elections;.
- and why the plane with Serbian politicians turned around on the way to Moscow. Nikita Bondarev tells the last story in the first person - he himself was on board. What is happening in the Balkans and is Moscow losing one of its main allies in Europe?