This is John Batchel, a conversation with colleague Ivana Stradner, of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, about her native Serbia.

Alexander Vouchich is the Prime Minister and Leader of Serbia. However, he has allies, unusual for a country in the Western Balkans that is well within the embrace of the EU, except that

it's not a member as of yet. Ambition, yes. However, Serbia also has ties to China, the People's

Republic of China. You will remember that Xi Jinping, on his way home from a European embassy last year,

stopped in Belgrade and visited with Alexander Voucher.

Who else is combining their skills and mastery of their countries

to link not only to China but also to Russia?

Here, Yvanna gives a very short lesson of the triumvirate that are going the other way to the European Union and the NATO and the concern about Ukraine.

Much more of this tonight.

Here's Ivana.

This particular corruption, this is linked to the Chinese company, but China has had a huge

impact, economic impact on Serbia, but not only economics. Serbia has very close ties also to

China's security. They had military exercise. China sent weapons to Serbia. So this is a truly, this is a truly test for Europe because Wuchich, Orban and Fizzo are Trojan horses in Europe that are acting on behalf of authoritarian leaders.