16 Jan 2019 09:18

United States' aspiration for dominance in Balkans destabilizes region - Putin

MOSCOW. Jan 16 (Interfax) - President Vladimir Putin has accused the United States and its Western partners of destabilizing the Balkans.

"As for the situation in the Balkans, the policy of the United States and certain Western countries aimed to foster their dominance in the region constitutes a major destabilizing factor," Putin told the Serbian media outlets Politika and Vecernje Novosti in an interview head of his visit to Belgrade.