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The US has imposed sanctions on Serbian pro-Russian intelligence chief Aleksandar Vulin (50). The Treasury Department said on Tuesday that Vulin will be held responsible for corrupt and destabilizing actions that also enabled Russia’s destabilizing activities in the Western Balkans. Washington accuses Vulin of abuse of office, he is also said to have been involved in cross-border organized crime and illegal drug deals.
One of the consequences of the US sanctions is that all Vulin assets located in the US will be frozen. Doing business with US citizens is prohibited.
Vulin met Patrushev
Vulin has headed the Serbian domestic intelligence agency BIA since late 2022. He served as defense minister from 2017 to 2020 and interior minister from 2020 to 2022. In Belgrade, the 50-year-old is considered the top politician with the closest ties to the Russian leadership.
After his appointment as intelligence chief, Vulin is said to have personally handed over to the secretary of the Russian National Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev (72), a file containing the BIA wiretapping protocols from a meeting of Russian dissidents in Belgrade a few years ago. months earlier. (SDA)
Source: Blick
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