General NewsOvernight reports: Serbian political turmoil escalates; Trump seeks peace plan
Overnight reports: Serbian political turmoil escalates; Trump seeks peace plan
It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported overnight from Friday to Saturday.
- The Kreni-Promeni political movement announced on Friday that they have submitted to the prosecutor's office a notification of a crime for inciting violence by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Serbian media reported. Activists from Kreni-Promeni argued that the alleged incitement by the president led to an incident in which a 67-year-old man drove a car into a group of demonstrators in Belgrade. As a result of the incident, four people were injured.
- In recent days, Donald Trump's team has been in discussions with the White House and Ukrainian representatives about ending the war, reported NBC News on Friday. However, the network notes that the new team has not yet presented a concrete plan. According to the report, Trump's team has held discussions with both current administration officials and Ukrainian representatives.
- General Oleksandr Lutsenko was dismissed from his position as commander of the operational-tactical group "Donetsk", the Ukrainska Pravda portal reported on Friday, citing a source in the Ukrainian armed forces. According to the portal, Lutsenko's dismissal is related to the rapid progress of Russian forces towards the strategically important city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. The fall of Pokrovsk, an important logistics center for the Ukrainian army for which General Lutsenko was responsible, would signify the biggest military defeat for Kyiv in months.
- The USA and the United Kingdom will impose sanctions on the Serbian Petroleum Industry (NIS), the country's largest oil company, because the majority of its shares are held by Russians, announced Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on Friday. The Serbian leader stated during an interview on Informer television that the sanctions against NIS will take effect on January 1, 2025 and involve "imposing the strictest sanctions." "This is probably one of the hardest pieces of news," he added.
