Serbia’s populist president says lithium protests are part of a ‘hybrid’ warfare against his country

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić accused protesters against a lithium mining project of being involved in Western-backed ‘hybrid’ warfare. He vowed legal action against those who blocked traffic in Belgrade. The protests followed the revival of a mining plan, and Vučić stated there would be no mining for two years amid risk investigations, suggesting a referendum on the issue.