#Serbia

World ✳

Russian strikes near Kyiv kill three, including a child, as Zelensky visits Serbia

Russian missiles hit the region around Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, overnight, killing three people including a child and injuring several others, local officials said.

T. Ashway· Aug 8, 2026

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European Union ✳

Serbia's EU path is frozen — and the freeze is procedural, not political theatre

MEPs have called for a tougher line on Serbia as rule-of-law problems stall its membership talks. But the Parliament cannot open or close a chapter — that power lies with the 27 governments in the Council, acting by unanimity. Here is who decides, by what procedure, and what would have to change before negotiations resume.

J. Redfern· Jul 8, 2026