Russia Stirs Friction in Balkans, as NATO Keeps an Uneasy Peace Russia is again stirring tensions in the volatile Balkans, at a moment when NATO and the European Union are distracted with other crises. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:The Saturday Profile: She Stands Up to Power. Now, She’s Afraid to Go Home.Army Special Forces Secretly Help Saudis Combat Threat From Yemen RebelsLarge Dose of Nerve Agent Used in Salisbury, Says Weapons WatchdogMore Iranians With British Links Held in IranTheresa May Fends Off Labour Party Challenge in Local U.K. VoteAfter Sex Scandal, No 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, Panel Says