Branko Vuckovic is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Balkan Service.
A Russian couple who have condemned their country's invasion of Ukraine have taken in refugees at their hotel in Serbia, an EU aspirant but traditional Russian ally that has wavered in condemning the Kremlin for its unprovoked attack.
"Commander Lleshi" fought Serbs in the Croatian, Bosnian, and Kosovar wars before a sniper's bullet felled him a week before he was to return to his stronghold in southern Serbia.
Bosnian emigrants made headlines recently when France deported an entire Muslim family for beating a love-struck teen over her wish to marry an Orthodox Serb. It's still frowned upon by many in their emotionally scarred homeland.
For the last 10 summers, Rasko Tanasijevic has led a group of cyclists on the 470-kilometer journey from his hometown of Kragujevac, Serbia, to Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, with a message of peace and reconciliation.
