The Russian Ambassador to Serbia noted the authorities' continued stability in Belgrade

The Serbian authorities managed to maintain stability and prevent the escalation and descent of the country into an acute crisis confrontation. This was announced on March 17 by the Russian Ambassador to Belgrade, Alexander Botan-Kharchenko.

He noted that currently the situation in the country is calm. According to him, the Serbian authorities have been keeping the situation under control since March 15, and there have been no outbreaks or manifestations of protests, as well as disobedience.

"Probably, this can be attributed to the first conclusion that the authorities have maintained stability, the authorities have remained calm, the authorities, the president, first of all, the relevant services, the government have prevented the crossing of the line beyond which escalation begins, beyond which bloodshed and the country's descent into such an acute civil crisis confrontation is possible," he said on air. the TV channel "Russia 24".

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