Violence erupts during nationwide protests in Serbia (VIDEOS)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\nIn a statement on Monday, the SVR said that the unrest is “largely a product of EU subversive activity,”<\/em> adding that the main goal of Brussels is to bring “a compliant and loyal… leadership to power in one of the largest countries in the Balkans.”<\/em><\/p>\nThe agency said EU efforts had radicalized youth, pushing them “from peaceful protests to more revolutionary methods of struggle and violence.”<\/em> It argued, however, that attempts to reproduce a Western-backed “color revolution”<\/em> in Serbia were faltering due to “patriotic sentiment, the unifying influence of the Orthodox Church, and memories of NATO aggression and the bombing of the country.”<\/em><\/p>\nAccording to the SVR, Brussels plans to exploit the anniversary of the Novi Sad disaster on November 1 to intensify pressure. It claimed EU institutions were “brainwashing”<\/em> Serbian youth with promises of a “bright European future”<\/em> while using supposedly independent media outlets as vehicles for influence.<\/p>\nThe goal, the SVR said, is to mobilize protesters and stage a “Serbian Maidan,”<\/em> referring to a series of Western-backed protests in Ukraine in 2013-2014 that resulted in a coup that ousted President Viktor Yanukovich.<\/p>\nEU officials have said they are closely monitoring the situation in Serbia while denouncing what they describe as excessive use of force by law enforcement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The bloc is fueling the protests in order to install a loyal government in the country, the SVR has said The EU is seeking to orchestrate a Ukraine-style ‘Maidan’ in Serbia by fueling the violent protests that have swept the Balkan country since late last year, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service…<\/p>\n
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