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

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

Consensus

The conference in Belgrade took place on July 7–8.
Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada, made anti-Russian remarks during the event.
Russia expressed regret over Serbia’s lack of reaction to these remarks.
Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, stated that Stefanchuk used the platform to promote Russophobic propaganda and turn the conference into an 'anti-Russian benefit'.
The conference was the first meeting of parliamentary chairpersons from countries aspiring to join the EU.

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 will continue into 2026 and noted that Russians were the top tourist group in the first half of 2026. — vedomosti
Aleksandar Vučić, Serbian president, reaffirmed on June 1 that Russia would retain visa-free access to Serbia, contradicting statements by Dragana Stanojević about possible revocation of the regime for EU accession reasons. — vedomosti
Dragan Stanojević, head of a parliamentary committee on diaspora affairs, claimed in June that Serbia was discussing ending the visa-free regime with Russia to join the EU. — vedomosti
Stefanchuk’s statements caused a political scandal in Serbia. — vesti