Serbia is set to host Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a major first of the war which could set off serious diplomatic tensions with Russia, a longtime Serbian ally and 'friend'.
Zelensky will arrive on this first-ever trip on Saturday, August 8, according to Ukrainian officials, despite that Serbia - as a Slavic and Orthodox Christian country - has historically maintained warm ties with Moscow.
via Wiki CommonsBut Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has been a leader who has put a little distance between himself in Russia, for example skipping this year's Victory Day Parade in Moscow. He's also been accused of allowing Serbian arms to go to Ukraine, which he's denied.
"I believe we will discuss how and in what ways we can help each other on this issue (EU integration, ed.) and, if possible, learn something from one another," Vučić said of the upcoming visit.
"That also includes our cooperation in culture, sports, and everything else," the president added. Regional media indicated the two leaders are expected to address Ukraine's move toward EU membership, energy cooperation, as well as economic ties.
Zelensky is likely to lobby the Serbian government to take a tougher stance on Russia, for example by joining Western sanctions on Moscow.
President Vučić has consistently resisted calls to join anti-Russian international sanctions, however, stressing that the country's position on the matter will remain unchanged.
But Serbia is still hugely dependent on Russian energy, and just a week ago it was reported that—
Serbia secured another sanctions waiver from the United States for its Russian-owned oil company NIS, energy minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Friday, allowing the firm that supplies most of the country's fuel demand to continue importing crude oil until August 28.
The waiver granted by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) gives NIS, which operates Serbia's only oil refinery, more time while Hungary's oil and gas firm MOL negotiates the purchase of the Russian majority stake in the company.
As for Zelensky's state visit, the Kremlin is surely not pleased, given the symbolic nature of Belgrade opening up to Ukraine in essence.
Serbia has stood accused of becoming a key element in NATO's Balkan arms pipeline of secretive transfers...
Seems Zelenskyy (may) visit Serbia next days/weeks. It follows a long, secretive (but certainly not secret) and massive sale of Serbian ammunition to kill thousands of Russians, facilitated by USA, which made Serbia billions of $ and bought Vucic tolerance with Western capitals. https://t.co/Hpc7ba8LCv
— Petrit Selimi (@Petrit) August 6, 2026An unnamed senior Ukrainian official made no secret of Zelensky's intent is. "We need to pull the Serbs away from Russia’s side," the official said, calling the unprecedented visit to Belgrade a "slap in the face for the Russians."
Tyler Durden Fri, 08/07/2026 - 02:45Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
Footage circulating purporting to be from the North African desert shows what looks like an enormous column of sub-Saharan African men moving under escort.
Some estimates put the number at a hundred thousand. Commentators claim Algerian military vehicles and personnel are shepherding them toward the coast.
If the scale and direction prove accurate, Europe faces another deliberate pressure wave on top of the chaos already unfolding in Ceuta.
Wait until they see what is coming
I said early on Algeria with their best chums Iran and Russia would weaponise invasion
Here are thousands of Sub Saharans beinv escorted across the desert by the army pic.twitter.com/S2pRvjWcRM
Die Büchse der Pandora ist geöffnet. In Algerien treibt die Armee Abertausende schwarzafrikanische Migranten Richtung Marokko. pic.twitter.com/BOM9tnWLbB
— ???? (@queru_lant) August 4, 2026Naomi Wolf amplified the footage, noting that these movements required state-level logistics.
I told you told you told you. Damn legacy media is incurious or blind. I said, these are sub-Saharan African militias and they can only be transported across 3-5 countries by nationstates or armies. This is an invasion of Europe via Iran and Russia, through Algeria and other... https://t.co/u0jztThav0
— Dr. Naomi Wolf. 8 NYT Bestsellers. DPhil, Poetry. (@naomirwolf) August 5, 2026Additional clips from the same period show large groups being moved near the Moroccan frontier.
One account framed the Algerian regime as collecting Africans from across the continent and directing them toward the border with Morocco, linking the timing to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's recent visit to Algiers.
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The caption reads "The Algerian system is gathering Africans from all African countries and deporting them to the border with Morocco. The visit of Pedro Sánchez to Algeria ain't no coincidence, they wanna plot how to stir up crises between Morocco and Spain. The big shots are workin' to wreck the relations between Morocco and Spain."
I. TOLD. YOU. A transnational entity gathering militias from all over sub-Saharan Africa. Legacy media looked at these images and asked zero questions about how 1000s of sub-Saharan Africans traversed a continent to reach Morocco. https://t.co/p2zzVwhMXt
— Dr. Naomi Wolf. 8 NYT Bestsellers. DPhil, Poetry. (@naomirwolf) August 5, 2026These desert images land against the still-fresh reality of Ceuta. Late last week an estimated 72,000 people, predominantly young men, stormed the Spanish enclave from Morocco by swimming around the Tarajal breakwater and scaling fences.
Despite the claims of Spanish officials that most have been returned, thousands of sub-Saharan Africans remain on the beaches and around reception centres.
Morocco has refused to take them back. Spain has allocated €25 million and indicated it will transfer those claimed as "children" to the mainland.
The media has gone quiet about Ceuta but there are still thousands of sub Saharan Africans there.
Morocco won't take them back.
Spain has said that they will take any who are "children" to Spain and has allocated €25 million to them.
These men are likely to end up in... pic.twitter.com/VhB1hhW6Y2
Parallel clips show sub-Saharan groups mobilising after the Moroccan surge into Ceuta, with local media noting thousands more Africans preparing the trip.
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After witnessing Moroccans easily cross the border & take over Ceuta, local media are now reporting that thousands of more Africans from all over the continent are mobilising to take the trip into Europe.
Again not a Woman or child in site. pic.twitter.com/DFYQdGZxeh
My story from a beach in Ceuta, where hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans who crossed the border alongside tens of thousands of Moroccans await their fate. They have not eaten in days, but soldiers have not encouraged them to return to Morocco yet
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???? Last night, more than 400 illegal Sub-Saharan Africans reportedly took advantage of the chaos at the El Tarajal border crossing to enter Ceuta through the border fence.
Follow: @europa pic.twitter.com/DXsvPggCo0
After the initial breach, groups of military-age men were filmed rampaging through streets, forcing entry into homes, looting, and clashing with residents.
Moroccan authorities were seen emptying trucks of young men near the border and directing traffic toward the Spanish fence. Social-media mobilisation groups shared routes and timing. The whole episode bore the hallmarks of organisation rather than spontaneous flight.
Sub-Saharan holdouts have been filmed receiving Red Cross packages of bread, milk, tuna and water while declaring they will not return and intend to reach the Spanish mainland.
The same networks that organised the first wave are already planning another, according to reports. A Facebook group of 108,000 members posted the call; intelligence estimates put the potential reach at nearly half a million across connected groups.
African migrants plot second Ceuta invasion with imminent date set for next wave after 72,000 stormed Spanish city: 'Needs to be a concern!'https://t.co/c2GENLNCEu
— GB News (@GBNEWS) August 5, 2026Lora Ries of the Heritage Foundation's Border Security and Immigration Centre stated: "It absolutely needs to be a concern because it's been going on for years, not just in the UK but throughout Europe... They'll go to London, they'll go to other cities in Europe. And this mass migration will continue. It's an invasion. What happened in Ceuta late last week was shocking to the world."
Twenty-two EU leaders have warned: "We cannot allow uncontrolled mass crossings, the instrumentalization of migration or other hybrid threats to create the perception that illegal entry into the European Union is possible."
Security risks compound the numbers. Spanish counter-terrorism police have identified at least a dozen suspected jihadists previously investigated or convicted in Spain, deported to Morocco, who re-entered during the Ceuta surge.
According to two Spanish media outlets, authorities have identified several suspected jihadists among migrants who arrived in Ceuta. #EuropeNews https://t.co/lBVOsvW9H1
— euronews (@euronews) August 5, 2026The investigation is early; officers expect the figure to rise. Migration expert Rubén Pulido said: "Since the Moroccan attack on Ceuta began, I've been warning about this issue. The scenario that has unfolded in the autonomous city is a vector for jihadist and military infiltration."
Vox Andalusia President Manuel Gavira wrote: "Jihadists among the Ceuta invaders, the mafia transporting them to the Andalusian coast, and Pedro Sánchez on vacation. His concessions to Morocco and his suicidal immigration policies have turned our borders into a sieve."
French National Rally leader Jordan Bardella added: "Leaving our borders open means letting enemies of our civilization into our home: the breach opened in Ceuta by the left's naivety is a breach in the security of all Europeans."
The desert footage fits the same pattern of state-enabled movement that turned Ceuta into a staging ground. Sánchez's government responded to the first wave with limited returns, food distributions, and talk of legalisation pathways rather than hard deterrence. The result is a clear signal: breach the border in numbers and the system absorbs rather than expels.
Borders that are not enforced do not remain borders.
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Tyler Durden Fri, 08/07/2026 - 02:00