West gains advantage as it vies with Russia for influence in Serbia

Summary Summary Companies Tentative Serbia-Kosovo peace pact is quiet win for West Aided by West, Serbia edging way from reliance on Moscow Serbia’s nationalist right still prizes bond with Russia BELGRADE, March 1 (Reuters) – A tentative, EU-brokered deal between Serbia and Kosovo this week to normalise relations marks a quiet victory for the West as it vies with Russia for influence in Belgrade. Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine a year ago, pro-Moscow sentiment has spilled into Serbia’s streets. T-shirts with the letter Z, a symbol of Russia’s campaign, are sold as souvenirs while far-right groups openly tout support…