The European country playing off the US, Russia, China and Europe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : "He believes if Trump wins it will be good for him," says a European diplomat.
68% : There is no doubt, however, that Trump would be a more natural partner than Biden.
67% : But I can say I had a good talk with Trump.
58% : "Yet at the same time he has forged a friendship with Alex Soros, the investor and philanthropist who heads the board of the Open Society Foundations founded by his father George -- long abhorred by supporters of Orbán and Trump as an agent of pernicious liberalism.
57% : Vučić is not popular in Belgrade but he understands that nationalism is the number one way to stay in power.
53% : It sets up Vučić to have a close link to the White House in the event of a victory for his fellow nationalist populist, Trump, in November's US election.
52% : EU negotiators last year brokered a tentative deal, backed by the Biden administration, under which Belgrade would informally allow Kosovo to integrate into international organisations while Pristina would grant greater autonomy to regions with Serb majorities.
39% : In Washington the announcement of the deals raised questions over a possible conflict of interest if Trump does return to office.
35% : The intensity of negotiations could increase dramatically if Trump is re-elected.
14% : In the past year, EU officials and the Biden administration have also become frustrated with Kurti, accusing him of being uncompromising and undermining hope of a settlement.

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