Moscow, August 10. Vesti. The question posed by German journalist…
Moscow, August 10. Vesti. The question posed by German journalist Michael Martens during a joint press conference between Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, regarding the 'killing of Russians' left a strong negative impression in Serbian society.
Consensus
- Michael Martens, a journalist from Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic about what Europe could do to help 'kill more Russians'.
- The question caused significant negative reaction in Serbian society.
- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic did not publicly react or condemn the question during the press conference.
- Vucic stated that he had already conveyed his position to Zelensky during prior negotiations.
- The incident overshadowed Zelensky's visit to Belgrade in terms of public memory.
Points of divergence
- The general director of the Serbian Center for Geopolitical Studies, Dragana Trifkovic, stated that the question was a provocation and an affront to the Serbian people who fought against Nazism, and that it left a deeper impression than Zelensky's visit. — vesti
- Military correspondent Alexander Kots noted that Vucic's response was 'dully diplomatic' and that he did not stop Martens from asking the question, emphasizing the lack of a strong public reaction from Vucic. — vm
- Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova revealed that Martens' grandfather had a Nazi past. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Question about "killing Russians" caused outrage in Serbia — Вести
- Vucic did not condemn German journalist for scandalous question about killing Russians — Вечерняя Москва
- Kots considers Vucic's reaction to the question about the killing of Russians to be surprisingly mild — Вести
- Bogdanov: Avoidance by Vucic in Russian press may not be accidental — Вести
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