US EditionLavrov Warns West Against Backing ‘Color Revolution’ in Serbia as Protests Heat Up
- Around 140,000 people protested in central Belgrade, calling for snap elections and an end to Aleksandar Vučić's rule, with police estimating the crowd at 36,000 people and using tear gas to disperse demonstrators.
- Serbian authorities reported 48 police officers injured, 22 individuals sought medical assistance, and 77 arrests during the protests.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned the West against supporting a 'color revolution' in Serbia, stating that Moscow is monitoring the situation closely.
- Lavrov expressed hope that the Serbian government would manage to restore order and calm, emphasizing the government's willingness to negotiate.
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Kremlin says anti-government protests in Serbia could be an attempted 'colour revolution'
The Kremlin said on Monday that it could not rule out the possibility that anti-government protests in Serbia, a close Russian ally, could be an attempted "colour revolution", but that it was sure the Serbian leadership could restore calm.
Russia to prevent a color revolution in Serbia
“We hope that the nations of the West, accustomed as they are to take advantage of what is happening in various countries to promote their interests to the detriment of the interests of other parties, will this time avoid engaging in their color revolutions,” Lavrov told reporters at the end of a Foreign Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The minister noted that Moscow is closely following the development of the situation an…
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Lavrov Warns West Against Backing ‘Color Revolution’ in Serbia as Protests Heat Up
Authorities in Moscow are closely monitoring ongoing anti-government protests in Serbia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday, warning Western countries against backing a “color revolution” in the Balkan state. “We hope Western countries, which often exploit domestic affairs in other states to advance their interests, will refrain from color revolutions this time,” Lavrov was quoted as saying by the state-run TASS news agency.
Russia hopes that the protests in Serbia will be resolved based on the country's Constitution and laws, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
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