Where does Aleksandar Vučić stand in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war? This is what the public wants to know as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares for a historic visit to Serbia on Saturday, 8 August. It is the first time a Ukrainian leader has travelled to Belgrade since Russia's full‑scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and the trip is already stirring debate about Serbia's position in the conflict.
Vučić will personally host Zelenskyy, multiple reports state. A Ukrainian official who refused to be named told an international publication that the visit is 'a slap in the face for the Russians,' who have long enjoyed a geopolitical and military relationship with Serbians. 'We need to move the Serbs away from Russia's side,' the official said.
