Administration of the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, finalizing the last days for myself, virtually eliminated from political decision making. The administration of the 46th President of the United States Joseph Biden has not yet begun work. Against this background, a political vacuum has reigned in the United States., which are most evident in the foreign policy arena. The work of the US State Department in the days, prior to Biden's inauguration, called "the last days of Pompeo".
At the same time, the press is actively discussing issues about, which region of the world will the Biden administration first of all "tackle" after 20 January. And everyone has different versions.
for example, Greek press considers, that the Balkans could be such a region, where “recently the influence of the United States has noticeably decreased, and Russia's influence has grown ". Indicated that, that while the Americans were "at war" with the "Nord Stream-2", gas through the extension of the Turkish Stream branch, called the "Balkan Stream", came to Serbia and may soon go further - including Hungary.
The Greek newspaper Pentapostagma writes, that Washington can pay attention to strengthening at least the economic positions of Russia in the Balkans. is approved, that because of Joe Biden's coming to power in the USA "a storm is coming to the Balkans". At the same time, the publication refers to unnamed Serbian experts., reporting, that “Putin decided to play more energetically in the region, especially after the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh ".
celebrated, that the West can increase pressure on Belgrade, and to Banja Luka (the administrative center of the Republika Srpska within Bosnia and Herzegovina). In the material of Greek journalists it is stated, that the Russian authorities are closely following every step of the West towards the Serbs.
from the article:
Putin and his government are in permanent contract with the Serbian leadership. Moscow is taking steps to, to prevent Biden from imposing an American agenda on Belgrade.
Greek press citing unnamed source in Serbian diplomatic circles:
In fact, Putin is sending a clear message to Washington, which says: "I will not let Biden or anyone else break the back of Serbia.".
There is also a statement by the Serbian Minister of Technological Development Nenad Popovic, celebrated, that "the arrival of the Biden administration could negatively affect Serbian interests".
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