Russia puts Serbia on list of "complicated countries"

Source: Beta

MOSCOW -- The Russian government has put Serbia on a list of countries with “complicated social-political situation” together with Tajikistan, Georgia and Abkhazia.

The Kremlin (B92, Željko Andonov)

Guatemala, Israel, Sudan, North Korea and Chad are also on the list.

The countries on the list are described as states with explosive social-political situation as a result of central governments’ inefficiency, backward economic system, energy dependence, low standard of living and rise in crime rate.

Russia included the countries that are in vicinity of those countries on the list as well because they are affected by the negative factors “due to common history or economy, common borders and migrating population”.

The Russian diplomats assigned to those countries will have accelerated retirement annuity due to stress and their wages will be 20 percent higher.

The Russian government has assessed that Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya, South Ossetia and Palestine are countries in which state of emergency is in effect.

Diplomats working in those countries will have 40 percent higher wages.