- NCAA Releases Plan for Student-Athletes to Return to Campus for Training
- OC Business Council Launches Website to Help with Safe Reopenings
- Peaceful Protests Over Death of George Floyd Devolve into Clashes with LAPD
- CA Prison Officials Suspend Multiple Employees Over Racist Jokes
- Garcetti Unveils New Plan for Outdoor Dining and Responds to the Death of George Floyd
- BREAKING: All Restaurants, Salons, and Barbershops Can Soon Reopen in LA County
- LA County Confirms Largest One Day Total of Positive Cases of COVID-19
- Restaurants, Barbershops, and Hair Salons Could All Reopen Soon
- Costco Announces Reopening Free Sample Stands Starting Mid-June
- OC Continuing to Reopen Despite 6 More Deaths, Mask Requirements
- Curfews Imposed in Los Angeles, Chicago and a Slew of Other Cities Across the Country
- Governor Newsom Releases Statement on CA Protests and Death of Federal Officer
- DC Mayor Lashes Out at Trump Over 'Gross' Tweets, Conjuring Memories of Segregation Era
- Zuckerberg Explains Why He Won't Delete Trump's Posts
- 103-Year-Old Recovers from COVID-19, Asks for a Bud Light
- Wearing a Face Mask at Home May Limit Coronavirus Spread: Study
- BREAKING: Wife of Police Officer Charged with Murder of George Floyd Files for Divorce
- UPDATE: SpaceX Begins Historic Journey with 2 NASA Astronauts On Board
- Color-Coded Bracelets Could Communicate Your COVID-19 Status as US Reopens
- VIDEO: Monkeys Steal Blood Samples from COVID-19 Patients from Medical College in India
- Minnesota Commissioner of Corrections: We Know That We Are Far From Out of the Woods
- Curfews Imposed in Los Angeles, Chicago and a Slew of Other Cities Across the Country
- Protestors Out Past Curfew Are Met With Force in Minneapolis
- Chicago Mayor Imposes Overnight Curfew After Protest Violence
- Thousands Gather Outside Minneapolis' Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman’s Home
- Minneapolis Residents: Wet Down Dumpsters, Pack a To-Go Bag and More Safety Tactics
- Minnesota Gov: Stay Home Tonight So National Guard Can Weed Out ‘Domestic Terrorists’
- Most Rioters Booked in Hennepin County Jail Are from Minnesota
- National Guard Mobilized to Communities Throughout the Twin Cities
- City of Pittsburgh 'NOT Safe' Amid George Floyd Protests
In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic during a joint news conference in Belgrade, Serbia. Officials say on Monday, Aug. 26 Serbia will sign a free trade agreement with a Russian-led economic group, the move which could further hamper the Balkan country's proclaimed efforts to joining the European Union. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
EU hopeful Serbia to sign agreement with Russian-led group
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Officials say Serbia will sign a free trade agreement with a Russian-led economic group, which could hamper the Balkan country's efforts to join the European Union.
The deal between Serbia and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is expected to be signed on Oct. 25, according to a statement from Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's office.
To join the EU, candidate countries must align their policies with the bloc's, including imposing trade sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine. Serbia is Russia's only Balkan ally.
Monday's statement followed a meeting between Vucic and Russian Ambassador Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, who said the agreement will grant Serbia access to a market of 180 million people.
The EEU consists of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.