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:1 Dead as Earthquake Strikes PeruPlane in Turkey Skids Off Runway, Teetering on Water’s EdgeRishikesh Journal: Rebuilding on the Beatles, an Ashram in India Hopes for RevivalAfghans Say Talks With Taliban Are Underway; Insurgents Deny ItProfile: Brussels, E.U. Capital, Gets a Novel, Both Tart and EmpathicA Heart-Stopping Skid in Turkey