Trump-Brokered Deal Seeks to Wean Serbia Off Its China Addiction
- Serbia-Kosovo deal commits both to ban 5G ‘untrusted vendors’
- Serb leader casts doubt on timing of embassy move to Jerusalem
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A U.S.-brokered agreement with Serbia and Kosovo ran into difficulty a week after it was signed, as Serb President Aleksandar Vucic raised questions over its implementation.
While the core of the accord signed in Washington Sept. 4 is on “economic normalization” between the Balkan neighbors, it includes provisions committing Serbia to move its embassy in Israel and on 5G networks that could harm Serbia’s close ties with China.