Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ)

During the Senate hearing on US policy towards the Western Balkans, Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee openly criticized Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, drawing a striking parallel to Vladimir Putin.

The Pavlovic Today approached Chairman Menendez following the hearing to ask about his message to President Vucic.

Chairman Menendez delivered a clear-cut declaration, asserting, “My message for President Vucic is that: If you want your country to prosper, then create stability and peace with your neighbor in Kosovo.”

The Pavlovic Today was present during the hearing, providing real-time coverage and minute-by-minute details of the discussions and statements made.

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Ksenija Pavlovic is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Pavlovic Today, The Chief White House Correspondent. Pavlovic was a Teaching Fellow and Doctoral Fellow in the Political Science department at...

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  1. It is high time different bureaucrats from USA, high on self-proclamed “leadership of the world”, learn their place and manners, and take responsibility for amateurish non-diplomatic statements, made to make them feel important, when in fact they are small and insignifficant individuals.

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