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Aleksandar Vucic

The latest news and top stories on Aleksandar Vučić, Serbia’s head of state since 2017, re-elected in 2022. He held significant roles including Prime Minister, First Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Information. He was a co-founder of the Serbian Progressive Party.

The robodogs’ debut comes only a few weeks after Europe’s first factory for mass-producing humanoid robots and robotic dogs began production in Serbia. Photo: YouTube/Serbian Army

China's military weapons

Were the Serbian military’s new robot dogs built using Chinese technology?

Analysts say the nations are deepening their collaboration, with China seeing Serbia as a gateway to the European market.

22 Sep 2026 - 6:10PMvideocam

European Union

War criminal Mladic buried with military honours in Serbia despite EU warnings

7 Sep 2026 - 11:39PM

Serbia

Commemoration held for late Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic

6 Sep 2026 - 3:57AM

Serbia

Body of war criminal Mladic returns to Serbia with military honours

Huge funeral expected for the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, who died last week in a UN detention facility aged 84.

4 Sep 2026 - 1:53PM

A mural of Ratko Mladic in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo: AP

Ukraine war

Ukraine’s Zelensky makes first visit to Russia-friendly Serbia

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic is seeking to balance relations with Moscow against EU pressure, as his country hopes to join the bloc.

8 Aug 2026 - 11:39PMvideocam

Serbia

Serbians keep up protest after president says he will step down in weeks

Protesters express satisfaction with Aleksandar Vucic’s resignation, but fear he may not fully relinquish power.

29 Jun 2026 - 11:20AM

Serbia

Serbia’s President Vucic says he’ll resign within weeks, amid student protests

The decision paves the way for early elections, something youth demonstrators in the country have demanded for over a year.

28 Jun 2026 - 9:00AM

Serbia

Vucic and Xi agree to strengthen China-Serbia ‘ironclad friendship’

Serbian leader makes first official state visit to Beijing, with the two sides signing more than 20 deals covering politics, trade and tech.

25 May 2026 - 11:01PM

Diplomacy

Opinion | Serbia can help build bridges between Europe and China

Serbia’s experience proves that cooperation with China brings concrete benefits to ordinary people, workers and families.

24 May 2026 - 4:18PMvideocam

Hungary

Orban appears to blame Ukraine after explosives found on gas pipeline to Hungary

Discovery on Serbian border comes as the Hungarian leader faces a tight election and ‘false flag’ accusations from opposition.

6 Apr 2026 - 1:46PM

Serbian military police block a road after explosives were discovered near the international gas pipeline connecting Serbia and Hungary. Photo: Serbia’s Ministry of Defence via EPA

Nato

Serbia confirms it owns Chinese supersonic missiles after photo leak

‘We have a significant number of those missiles and we will have even more,’ Aleksandar Vucic said, adding they were ‘extremely effective’.

13 Mar 2026 - 6:47AM

Serbia

Serbia tensions boil as riot police separate president’s opponents and loyalists

Rival crowds face off in Serbia’s capital as the national mood remains tense a year after a deadly railway station disaster.

3 Nov 2025 - 2:05PM

China’s military drills

China’s allies give top marks for parade but the West is not won over

Russia, Iran and Cuba credit the host with showcasing the strength of the Chinese military.

4 Sep 2025 - 6:14PMvideocam

China's military weapons

The 5 key takeaways from China’s Victory Day military parade

From the images of Xi with Putin and Kim to a growing focus on nuclear weapons, here are the key moments from Tiananmen Square.

3 Sep 2025 - 1:22PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre) walks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un before the parade on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Exclusive | US ambassador to China expected to skip Beijing military parade: sources

Post learns America’s top diplomat in China is unlikely to attend commemoration of end of World War II as bilateral tensions stay high.

29 Aug 2025 - 8:01PMvideocam

David Perdue, America’s ambassador to China, is a former Republican US senator and long-time critic of Beijing. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

China-EU relations

Slovak PM Fico to attend China’s WWII event amid EU tensions

Central European leader is first from the European bloc and Nato to confirm plans to be in Beijing for 80th anniversary commemoration.

4 Aug 2025 - 6:12PMvideocam

European Union

Right-wing Croatian singer performs pro-Nazi salute with fans

One of Marko Perkovic’s most popular songs starts with the dreaded ‘For the homeland – Ready!’ salute, used by Croatia’s Nazi-era puppet Ustasha regime.

6 Jul 2025 - 9:31PM

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Aleksandar Vucic

Were the Serbian military’s new robot dogs built using Chinese technology?

Analysts say the nations are deepening their collaboration, with China seeing Serbia as a gateway to the European market.

War criminal Mladic buried with military honours in Serbia despite EU warnings

Commemoration held for late Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic

Body of war criminal Mladic returns to Serbia with military honours

Huge funeral expected for the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, who died last week in a UN detention facility aged 84.

Ukraine’s Zelensky makes first visit to Russia-friendly Serbia

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic is seeking to balance relations with Moscow against EU pressure, as his country hopes to join the bloc.

Serbians keep up protest after president says he will step down in weeks

Protesters express satisfaction with Aleksandar Vucic’s resignation, but fear he may not fully relinquish power.

Serbia’s President Vucic says he’ll resign within weeks, amid student protests

The decision paves the way for early elections, something youth demonstrators in the country have demanded for over a year.

Vucic and Xi agree to strengthen China-Serbia ‘ironclad friendship’

Serbian leader makes first official state visit to Beijing, with the two sides signing more than 20 deals covering politics, trade and tech.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | Serbia can help build bridges between Europe and China

Serbia’s experience proves that cooperation with China brings concrete benefits to ordinary people, workers and families.

Orban appears to blame Ukraine after explosives found on gas pipeline to Hungary

Discovery on Serbian border comes as the Hungarian leader faces a tight election and ‘false flag’ accusations from opposition.

Serbia confirms it owns Chinese supersonic missiles after photo leak

‘We have a significant number of those missiles and we will have even more,’ Aleksandar Vucic said, adding they were ‘extremely effective’.

Serbia tensions boil as riot police separate president’s opponents and loyalists

Rival crowds face off in Serbia’s capital as the national mood remains tense a year after a deadly railway station disaster.

China’s allies give top marks for parade but the West is not won over

Russia, Iran and Cuba credit the host with showcasing the strength of the Chinese military.

The 5 key takeaways from China’s Victory Day military parade

From the images of Xi with Putin and Kim to a growing focus on nuclear weapons, here are the key moments from Tiananmen Square.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}Exclusive | US ambassador to China expected to skip Beijing military parade: sources

Post learns America’s top diplomat in China is unlikely to attend commemoration of end of World War II as bilateral tensions stay high.

Slovak PM Fico to attend China’s WWII event amid EU tensions

Central European leader is first from the European bloc and Nato to confirm plans to be in Beijing for 80th anniversary commemoration.

Right-wing Croatian singer performs pro-Nazi salute with fans

One of Marko Perkovic’s most popular songs starts with the dreaded ‘For the homeland – Ready!’ salute, used by Croatia’s Nazi-era puppet Ustasha regime.

Opinion | Serbia can help build bridges between Europe and China

Exclusive | US ambassador to China expected to skip Beijing military parade: sources