Nikola Mikovic is a Serbian freelance journalist whose work has been published around the world. He covers Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and political developments in the Balkans.Previously, Nikola was a reporter at the Politika daily newspaper, the oldest such newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans.
The Normandy Four (Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France) diplomats have yet again failed to reach a compromise over the Donbass conflict that erupted in 2014. After their meeting in Berlin last week,...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is expected to easily win the presidential election scheduled for August 9, especially now that all key opposition candidates are behind bars. Last week,...
Russia has had a very low number of COVID-19 deaths, but many of its officials have been infected with the novel coronavirus. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 back in...
In the popular tradition of the sea, a captain is required to stay on a sinking ship until all the passengers have been safely evacuated. In Russia, where the economy is sinking due to the collapse...
Serbia has imposed extremely restrictive measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike most other European countries, the Balkan state introduced a weekday curfew lasting from 5 PM to 5 AM, as well...
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko seems to be under pressure to impose strict measures against COVID-19. Presently, Belarus and Sweden are the only countries in Europe where life goes on...
The coronavirus pandemic will undoubtedly cause a global recession. That, however, does not mean all countries will be hit equally. Nations that manage to preserve at least some form of sovereignty...
Vladimir Putin will likely keep affecting Russian political life after 2024 when his presidential term ends. The government commission in Moscow is working on constitutional reform that the...
European countries are gradually reducing their dependence on Russian gas, but at the same time the Old Continent risks becoming dependent on the American liquefied natural gas (LNG). In an attempt...
Ukraine, which is de facto at war with Russia, got a five-year gas transit contract with Russian energy giant Gazprom, and will likely get a 25 percent discount for direct supplies of Russian natural...
