Moscow, July 11: Russia regrets that Serbia did not respond to the…
Moscow, July 11: Russia regrets that Serbia did not respond to the anti-Russian remarks by Speaker of the Rada Ruslan Stepanchuk at a conference in Belgrade, said official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova.
Consensus
- Russia expressed regret over Serbia's lack of reaction to anti-Russian remarks by Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk.
- The conference took place in Belgrade from July 7 to 8.
- Stefanchuk made anti-Russian statements during the event, accusing Russia of 'enslaving Eastern Europeans' and urging Serbians not to view Russia as a 'younger brother'.
- Russia claimed Stefanchuk used the platform to promote Russophobic propaganda and turn the conference into an 'anti-Russian benefit'.
- Serbia has maintained a visa-free regime for Russian citizens, with no sanctions introduced against Russia.
- Serbian officials, including Prime Minister Nenad Popovich, affirmed that Serbia remains open to Russian citizens and will not impose sanctions.
Points of divergence
- Milorad Dodik, head of the Party of Independent Social Democrats, stated that the Republic of Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina wishes for Russia to win 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
- President Aleksandar Vučić stated on June 1 that entry for Russian citizens would remain visa-free, contradicting claims by a parliamentary committee head about possible removal of the visa-free regime. — vedomosti
- Dragan Stanojević, head of the Serbian parliament's diaspora committee, claimed on June 1 that the removal of the visa-free regime with Russia was under discussion to support EU accession. — vedomosti
- Zakhara stated that Stefanchuk portrayed Ukraine as a 'victim of a complex Russian aggression' and blamed Russia for historical damage to Ukraine. — m24
Coverage (6 sources)
- Zakhrova: Russia regrets Serbia's failure to respond to Stepanchuk's remarks — Вечерняя Москва
- Russia regrets that Stefanchuk's anti-Russian remarks at the Belgrade conference went unaddressed... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Foreign Ministry: Russia regrets Serbia's silence on anti-Russian remarks by the Rada — Ведомости
- Russia regrets Serbia's lack of response to Stepanchuk's anti-Russian 'benefit' — Вести
- Zakhrova: Kyiv regime turns any event into an anti-Russian 'benefit' — Вести
- Zakhrova: Russia regrets that Serbia did not react to Stepanchuk's anti-Russian remarks — Москва 24
Key entities
- Russia
- Ruslan Stefanchyk
- Belgrade
- MID
- Serbia
- Maria Zakharov
- Ukraine
- Verkhovna Rada
- Moscow
- EU
- Kyiv
- Nikita Simonov
- Rade
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