{"id":57143,"date":"2023-07-11T22:31:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T20:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=57143"},"modified":"2023-07-11T22:31:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T20:31:59","slug":"us-slaps-sanctions-against-serbian-chief-of-intelligence-aleksandar-vulin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/us-slaps-sanctions-against-serbian-chief-of-intelligence-aleksandar-vulin\/","title":{"rendered":"US slaps sanctions against Serbian chief of intelligence Aleksandar Vulin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Director of the Security and Information Agency of Serbia (BIA) Aleksandar Vulin has been included in the list of U.S. sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>This was announced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy1606\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>U.S. Department of the Treasury<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Treasury, Vulin is involved in corrupt affairs \u201cto advance his political agendas and personal interests at the expense of peace and stability in the Western Balkans\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese corrupt agreements facilitated Russian malign activity in Serbia and the region,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Treasury announcement, Vulin is involved in transatlantic organized crime, illicit drug operations, and abuse of official duty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVulin has maintained a mutually beneficial relationship with U.S.-designated Serbian arms dealer Slobodan Te\u0161i\u0107, helping ensure that Te\u0161i\u0107\u2019s illegal arms shipments can move freely across Serbia\u2019s borders,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Te\u0161i\u0107 has been on the U.S. blacklist since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury accused Vulin of \u201cadvancing\u201d corruption within Serbian government institutions.<\/p>\n<p>This includes the misuse of authority for personal gain, \u201csuch as involvement in a drug trafficking ring\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has used his public positions to support Russia, facilitating Russia\u2019s malign activities that degrade the security and stability of the Western Balkans and providing Russia a platform to further its influence in the region,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Vulin previously served as Minister of Defense and Minister of Internal Affairs in Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of the Treasury stated that it will not hesitate to target actors \u201cthat abuse their positions for personal gain while undermining effective and democratic governance in the Western Balkans\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s action holds Aleksandar Vulin accountable for his corrupt and destabilizing acts that have also facilitated Russia\u2019s malign activities in the region,\u201d said Brian E. Nelson, the Treasury\u2019s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>The imposition of sanctions means that all properties Vulin may have in the U.S., or controlled by U.S. citizens, will be blocked. He is also prohibited from engaging in transactions with U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Who is Aleksandar Vulin?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aleksandar Vulin, a former collaborator of Mirjana Markovi\u0107, wife of Slobodan Milo\u0161evi\u0107, is currently a coalition partner of the Serbian Progressive Party in power.<\/p>\n<p>After many years of ministerial experience in the Serbian Government, he was appointed Chief of the National Security Service \u2013 the Security and Information Agency (BIA) \u2013 in December 2022.<\/p>\n<p>On 10 May, the European Parliament adopted a resolution expressing concern over Vulin\u2019s appointment as the head of BIA, describing him in the resolution text as a person \u201cknown for his rhetoric against the EU and pro-Kremlin views\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Vulin is known to the general public for his harsh rhetoric towards his neighbors in the region and his friendship with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the recent criticisms against him, the embassies of Ukraine and the United States in Belgrade, as well as the EU, criticized Vulin\u2019s participation in the international security conference in Moscow in May of this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director of the Security and Information Agency of Serbia (BIA) Aleksandar Vulin has been included in the list of U.S. sanctions. 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