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Russian stakes in Serbia’s elections: ‘coloured revolution’ narrative versus ‘balancing act’

Denis Cenusa on how Moscow’s disinformation and energy leverage aim to keep Vučić in power and Serbia from becoming ‘another Hungary'
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Authors
  • Denis Cenusa

    Political analyst, associated expert at Eastern Europe Studies Centre (Lithuania)
  • Alexey Uvarov

    Political Scientist
  • Mihaela Vata

    Security & Intelligence Expert
  • Dmytro Voronenko

    Independent researcher. Publisher of incidence.world, a quantitative panel on the limits of Russian endurance in a war of attrition
  • Denis Shedov

    Analyst at OVD-Info and a researcher of civil society and repression in contemporary Russia
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