Photo: Tanjug/Strahinja Aćimović"The US sanctions the pro-Russian head of the Serbian intelligence service for corruption", "The US sanctions the top Serbian security official for actions that support the 'malign activities' of Russia", are some of the numerous headlines
The introduction of American sanctions against the director of the Security Information Agency of Serbia, Aleksandar Vulin, is a topic that is also covered by the world's media, from the Washington Post and ABC News to Politika and Bloomberg.
"The US sanctions the pro-Russian head of the Serbian intelligence service for corruption", writes the "Washington Post", which recalls that Vulin was appointed as a "spy in the Balkans" last year, and that previously, in the role of interior minister, he was one of the few European officials who visited Moscow and refused to join the sanctions against Russia.
"Serbia is the only country in Europe that was not part of the anti-Russian hysteria," Alexander Vulin's words were highlighted.
"BlumbergHe describes Vulina as "the head of the Serbian intelligence agency, who allegedly helped Russia undermine stability in the Balkans, is a close ally of President Aleksandar Vučić."
"Politico" with the title "The US has sanctioned the top Serbian security official for actions that support the 'malign activities' of Russia" and other foreign media, such as French, which reported this news, reported in an almost identical way - that Vulin "Serbian pro-Moscow boss".
"Moscow Man"
When he was appointed head of the BIA, the phrase "pro-Russian spy" was not absent even then. "Associated Press" wrote that Vulin in the leadership of Serbia is considered "a Moscow man"and that his appointment to such an important position is considered "another transgression against the West and its calls for Serbia to harmonize its foreign policy with the EU".
Firmly adhering to the position that Serbia should turn to Moscow, Vulin lashed out not only at political dissidents in his own country, but also in neighboring countries, calling their leaders derogatory names. Therefore, he was banned from entering Croatia, which is a member of the EU.
Vulin advocates the creation of a "Serbian world" - a copy of the Russian world, which would unite all Serbs in the Balkans under one flag, led by President Aleksandar Vučić.
Last year, he established a Task Force with Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Kremlin's Security Council, to combat "color revolutions" -- a series of mass protests that have sometimes led to the toppling of autocratic regimes in Asia and the Middle East.
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The head of the BIA, Aleksandar Vulin, is the most trusted person of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. Vulin did nothing that Vučić would not approve. American sanctions against Vulin are a warning to Vučić that he must change his policy. The President of the Republic cannot escape this situation unscathed
You forgot to mention the most important thing, which is Russia. Sanctions against Vulin were not imposed against crime, but against his attitude towards the Russian Federation," said Vučić
The decision of the US Treasury Secretariat states that the head of the BIA, Aleksandar Vulin, is, among other things, involved in transnational organized crime, illegal narcotics operations and abuse of public office, which is why he is under US sanctions as of today.
