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Nacke sees Serbia's election result weakening Moscow's European foothold

The commentator links Vučić's party's defeat to Russia's diplomatic position, then examines strikes, NATO demands and restrictions on Ukraine's satellite communications.

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3:10Nacke argues that Serbia's student-led opposition victory threatens Moscow's political and logistical foothold in Europe.
8:05Reported attacks on Voronezh and Belgorod precede coverage of a missile strike on the Energiya plant in Yelets.
12:27Nacke examines reported Russian demands to roll NATO deployments back to their 1997 positions.
16:53Citing Michael Kofman, Nacke disputes Musk's portrayal of Russian frontline troops and criticizes satellite-service restrictions affecting Ukraine.
29:30A Radio Liberty investigation reports extensive air-defense deployments around Putin's Valdai residence.
34:08Russian servicemen describe beatings, extortion, confinement in pits and denial of medical care.

For Michael Nacke, the significance of Serbia's student-led opposition victory extends beyond Belgrade: he argues that Moscow risks losing an important political and logistical foothold in Europe.

In a military-political analysis published by Ukraine's Channel 24 (24 Канал), Nacke presents the defeat of Aleksandar Vučić's Serbian Progressive Party as a setback for Vladimir Putin. His argument concerns what a change of government could mean for Russian influence, rather than an announced Serbian foreign-policy shift.

The program then turns to reported attacks inside Russia. Nacke describes a drone attack on Voronezh that damaged residential infrastructure and the Chizhov Gallery business center, followed by strikes around Belgorod. He also examines reported Ukrainian Storm Shadow missile strikes on the Energiya manufacturing plant in Yelets. A subsequent roundup describes Russian attacks across Ukrainian regions, including Odesa, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv.

On diplomacy, Nacke analyzes reports that Moscow wants NATO deployments rolled back to their 1997 positions as part of proposed peace negotiations. An archival interview with Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov emphasizes talking to European governments that support Kyiv. Nacke counters that Ukraine itself is the essential negotiating partner.

Elon Musk's comments about Russian conscripts and restrictions on Ukrainian use of Starlink and Starshield occupy another substantial section. Citing military analyst Michael Kofman, Nacke disputes Musk's portrayal of who serves in Russia's frontline forces. He argues that statements by Musk and Donald Trump prolong the war, then says he will temporarily stop commenting on Musk's posts.

Later, Nacke interprets remarks by Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, as an appeal for Trump to kill Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The program also discusses a Pentagon initiative intended to make American bases less dependent on civilian infrastructure, and a Reuters analysis of how Democratic control of Congress might affect aid to Ukraine. Nacke regards the scenarios he describes from that analysis as unrealistic.

The closing sections cite a Financial Times poll on Americans' worsening finances and a Radio Liberty investigation reporting extensive air-defense deployments around Putin's Valdai residence. Nacke also discusses Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado's return and what he describes as American successes in removing Nicolás Maduro.

The final segment shows Russian servicemen describing beatings, demands for money, confinement in cold pits and denial of medical care. Their testimony ends a program that moves from Moscow's influence abroad to soldiers' accounts of conditions within its own armed forces.

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