(2 Sep 2025)
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Beijing – 2 September 2025
1. Wide of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic shaking hands with delegation members and sitting down
2. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian President:
"We see and respect Serbia’s independent foreign policy course under your leadership."
3. Putin and Vucic during meeting
4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Aleksandar Vucic, Serbian President:
"Dear Mr. President, from the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis Serbia has been in a very difficult situation and under big pressure. Nevertheless, we managed to maintain our principal position, to defend Serbia’s sovereignty. We are now the only country in Europe which didn’t impose sanctions against Russia. We will maintain in the future our military neutrality."
++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++
STORYLINE:
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised Serbia for not imposing sanctions against Moscow over the fighting in Ukraine.
His comments came during a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Beijing as the two leaders visited China to attend a massive military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Putin praised Vucic’s "independent foreign policy course", as the Serbian leader said his country had been "in a very difficult situation and under big pressure" since Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine.
Vucic vowed to maintain Serbia’s "military neutrality" as it refuses to impose sanctions on Russia.
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