already, fair enough. not exactly surprising news.
> The fund’s GLOBSEC Vulnerability Index showed that “a total of 68% of Serbians think Western countries promote a morally corrupt and decadent lifestyle veiled behind “civil liberties”. It added that only 18% of Serbians see the European Union as a strategic partner, and 55% believe that EU integration threatens democracy and traditional values. “At the same time, EU integration is viewed as an opportunity to improve the lives of ordinary people,” the report said. The report is based on a poll of 1,000 people.
> “The government’s foreign policy orientation is mirrored in public attitudes. Compared to others in the region, Serbian society is particularly sympathetic towards Russia and China, antagonistic to NATO, and ambivalent about the EU,” it said.
> It said that the majority of the adult population (82%) perceives Russia as their traditional Slavic brother and as the country’s most important strategic partner (59%), while NATO integration is strongly opposed by 84% of adults and a slight majority of 52% support membership in the EU.
> The report said that “71% of Serbians judge Russia to be unjustly blamed by the West for problems and 91% think that Russia does not represent a danger to Serbia”.
Only somewhat related, but how does Serbia handle the Kosovo and Crimea situations, with them being similar, but Serbian opinion being opposite?
The Nato bombings definitly didn’t help…
surprised pikachu face
Even a cursory familiarity with the Balkan history will be enough to realize that this has been the case (sans NATO part) for, like, centuries…….
A lot of Serbians just support neutrality (regradless NATO/Russia). Non-aligned movement hertige i guess.
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this is surprising to nobody.
already, fair enough. not exactly surprising news.
> The fund’s GLOBSEC Vulnerability Index showed that “a total of 68% of Serbians think Western countries promote a morally corrupt and decadent lifestyle veiled behind “civil liberties”. It added that only 18% of Serbians see the European Union as a strategic partner, and 55% believe that EU integration threatens democracy and traditional values. “At the same time, EU integration is viewed as an opportunity to improve the lives of ordinary people,” the report said. The report is based on a poll of 1,000 people.
> “The government’s foreign policy orientation is mirrored in public attitudes. Compared to others in the region, Serbian society is particularly sympathetic towards Russia and China, antagonistic to NATO, and ambivalent about the EU,” it said.
> It said that the majority of the adult population (82%) perceives Russia as their traditional Slavic brother and as the country’s most important strategic partner (59%), while NATO integration is strongly opposed by 84% of adults and a slight majority of 52% support membership in the EU.
> The report said that “71% of Serbians judge Russia to be unjustly blamed by the West for problems and 91% think that Russia does not represent a danger to Serbia”.
Only somewhat related, but how does Serbia handle the Kosovo and Crimea situations, with them being similar, but Serbian opinion being opposite?
The Nato bombings definitly didn’t help…
surprised pikachu face
Even a cursory familiarity with the Balkan history will be enough to realize that this has been the case (sans NATO part) for, like, centuries…….
A lot of Serbians just support neutrality (regradless NATO/Russia). Non-aligned movement hertige i guess.
Pa normalno jbt #natoublato