Ukraine's Zelensky visits Russian ally Serbia as Moscow pounds Kyiv

Serbia is historically close to Russia and has refused to sanction Moscow.

Serbia is historically close to Russia and has refused to sanction Moscow.

President Volodymyr Zelensky was making his first official visit to Serbia -- a rare European country still closely aligned with Moscow -- on Saturday as Ukraine seeks to bolster international support in the face of intensifying Russian strikes. Zelensky was to hold talks with his counterpart Alexander Vucic at the pre

A senior Ukrainian official earlier described Zelensky's visit to Moscow's traditional ally Serbia as "a slap in the face for the Russians".

Zelenskyy visits Russian ally Serbia for talks  euractiv.com

Russian missile strikes killed four people, including a child, ​in ‌the Kyiv region on Saturday, said local authorities. The attack came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Belgrade on a landmark visit to Serbia, a country with close ties to Moscow. FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze reports from Kh

Zelensky’s first official visit to Serbia underscores Belgrade’s increasingly pragmatic balancing act as it maintains ties with Moscow while expanding cooperation with Kyiv and Europe.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on Friday for his first official visit to Serbia, one of the few European countries that have maintained friendly relations with Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine. Zelensky confirmed the arrival on Friday on his official Telegram channel. The office of Serbia’s populi

Ukraine continues to strike warehouses and logistics hubs run by Wildberries, which it says aid Moscow's war efforts.

Zelensky’s visit will likely sour ties between Serbia and Russia, its long-time ally and main natural gas supplier.

Zelensky to make first-ever visit to Serbia on Aug. 8, source says  The Kyiv Independent

President Zelenskyy has said Ukraine will try to destroy ballistic missile launchers inside Russia.

Kyiv says that Ukraine has been supplied with a third of the air defence missiles it was given in 2025