Serbian president hospitalised after cutting short US trip

BELGRADE: Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic was admitted to a military hospital in Belgrade on Saturday after cutting short a visit to the United States, his office said, without giving a reason.

Vucic’s hospitalisation comes as he faces a widespread protest movement over a deadly accident at a train station in the northern city of Novi Sad.

Vucic, who according to Serbian media reports cut short his trip to visit US President Donald Trump in Florida after feeling unwell, “was admitted to the Military Medical Academy immediately after landing” in Belgrade, his office said.

It said it would release more detailed information on Vucic’s health “in good time”.