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They said that if Serbia really wants to join the European Union and other Western alliances, it must align its military equipment with Western standards.

officials warned Belgrade against the purchase of HQ-22 anti-aircraft systems, whose export version is known as FK-3. resolutions that condemn the bloody Russian attacks in Ukraine, it has refused to join international sanctions against its allies in Moscow or outright criticize the apparent atrocities committed by the Russian troops there.Д«ack in 2020, U.S. He had earlier complained that NATO countries, which represent most of SerbiaвЂ™s neighbors, are refusing to allow the systemвЂ™s delivery flights over their territories amid tensions over RussiaвЂ™s aggression on Ukraine.ДЄlthough Serbia has voted in favor of U.N. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic all but confirmed the delivery of the medium-range system that was agreed in 2019, saying on Saturday that he will present вЂњthe newest prideвЂќ of the Serbian military on Tuesday or Wednesday. Manchin declines to say if he wants Dems to retain control вЂњThe Y-20вЂІs presence in Europe in any numbers is also still a fairly new development.вЂќ

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вЂњThe Y-20sвЂ™ appearance raised eyebrows because they flew en masse as opposed to a series of single-aircraft flights,вЂќ wrote The Warzone online magazine. The arms delivery over the territory of at least two NATO member states, Turkey and Bulgaria, was seen by experts as a demonstration of ChinaвЂ™s growing global reach. SerbiaвЂ™s defense ministry did not immediately respond to APвЂ™s request for comment.

The Chinese cargo planes with military markings were pictured at BelgradeвЂ™s Nikola Tesla airport. Media and military experts said Sunday that six Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport planes landed at BelgradeвЂ™s civilian airport early Saturday, reportedly carrying HQ-22 surface-to-air missile systems for the Serbian military. BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Russian ally Serbia took the delivery of a sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system in a veiled operation this weekend, amid Western concerns that an arms buildup in the Balkans at the time of the war in Ukraine could threaten the fragile peace in the region.

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