Serbian victory for Putin and Russia Inc

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Series Details 26.1.08
Publication Date 26/01/2008
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Russia has reaped, January 2008, its first big reward for supporting Serbia in trying to stop Kosovo from declaring unilateral independence. Serbia has handed control of its energy supplies to Russia in a deal signed by the governments of both countries, 25 January 2008. Article suggests that the European Union may suffer a serious reverse for doing the opposite, if Serbia elects a hardline nationalist president in the second round of its Presidential election, 3 February 2008. The price of Kosovo’s freedom is high.

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BBC News, 25.1.08: Serbia signs Gazprom energy pact http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7208962.stm
Serbia: Government: Press Release, 25.1.08: Serbia, Russia sign energy cooperation agreement http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=7926
Deutsche Welle, 25.1.08: Russia, Serbia Close Ranks as EU Mulls Next Move http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3089811,00.html

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