Russia regrets Serbia's silence on anti-Russian remarks by the… (сербия · россия · стефанчук)

Russia regrets Serbia's silence on anti-Russian remarks by the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament.

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The first conference of parliament chairpersons from countries aspiring to join the European Union took place in Belgrade on July 7–8.
Ruslan Stefanchuk, speaker of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada, made anti-Russian remarks during the conference.
Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, stated that Serbia did not react adequately to these remarks.
Russia expressed regret over Serbia’s lack of response to what it described as hostile and Russophobic statements by Stefanchuk.

Milorad Dodik, head of the ruling party in Republika Srpska, stated that Republika Srpska wishes Russia victory in the special military operation. — vm
Slobodan Branković, general secretary of the Athletics Federation of Serbia, expressed hope for the early lifting of sanctions on Russian athletes. — vm
Nenad Popovich, Serbian minister, confirmed that the visa-free regime for Russians would continue into 2026 and noted that Russians were the top tourist group in Serbia during the first half of 2026. — vedomosti
Aleksandar Vučić, Serbian president, reaffirmed on June 1 that entry for Russian citizens would remain visa-free, contradicting statements by Dragana Stanojević about possible abolition of the regime. — vedomosti
Dragan Stanojević, head of Serbia’s parliamentary committee on diaspora affairs, claimed in June that discussions were underway to cancel the visa-free regime with Russia for EU accession reasons. — vedomosti
Stefanchuk's statements caused a political scandal in Serbia. — vesti