Belgrade maintains both relationships to yield more benefits.
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Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic (L) with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin
Geopolitics does not deny human agency but acknowledges constraints, loosely defined as fatalistic.
Moscow is using financial opportunities and energy projects to strengthen its influence in the region.
What happens in Kosovo will determine Serbia's relations with the rest of the world.
The Western Balkans will be shaped more by external forces than by its internal dynamics.
