Has been sparked in serbia after a russian news video claimed to show serbian “volunteers” training to fight alongside russian troops in ukraine. president aleksandar vucic reacted angrily to the video on national tv, questioning why the video was being made and suggesting that serbia was not in favour of the war. several individuals were convicted by serbian courts for participating in “fighting on foreign battlefronts”. recently, a lawyer and anti-war groups filed criminal complaints against the russian ambassador and bia head for allegedly recruiting serbians for the wagner group.
Events in serbia occurred in the wake of the russian news video, when president vucic reacted to the video on national television. the events took place in serbia, with a mural with the wagner death’s head emblem appearing in belgrade city-centre, signed by an extreme right-wing organisation.
Events were sparked by the russian news video, which prompted president vucic to react angrily and question why the video was being made. serbia’s stance on crimea and donbas was further reinforced by the criminal complaints filed against the russian ambassador and bia head for allegedly recruiting serbians for the wagner group. serbia is legally prohibited from taking part in conflicts abroad, and the european parliament has twice passed a resolution calling for the suspension of membership negotiations with serbia until it agrees to impose sanctions on russia. president vucic has signalled that he is willing to have “very difficult” conversations with eu and us special envoys, and has plans to address the people of serbia over the weekend to explain “what is required and expected from serbia regarding kosovo and sanctions against russia”.
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