Serbian security services are planning a major expulsion of protest-minded Russian re-locants from the country, Kremlin media report citing sources close to the Serbian authorities.
It is also associated with the participation of Russians in protests against the results of parliamentary elections in Belgrade in December 2023. Allegedly, Russian re-locants blocked the work of administrative structures at the rallies.
Information about this initiative appeared a few days after Putin's election. At the elections in the Russian embassy in Belgrade, Putin suffered a real defeat with a large turnout of 4.7 thousand Russians. In the Serbian capital, he received the lowest number of votes in the polling stations of major European capitals. According to the CEC, only 10.84% supported the Russian dictator in Belgrade.
At the same time, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, has shown support for the Kremlin since the war began and does not share the protest movements of the Russians inside the country. He was among the rare European leaders who congratulated Putin on his election victory by sending him a letter.
Ella Pamfilova, head of Russia's Central Election Commission, said that in the presidential election abroad, ballots were most often spoiled in those countries "with the most relocants" and that the long lines at noon were only because it was "lunchtime."
Today, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov meets with Serbian Foreign Minister Dacic in Moscow. Serbian authorities are among the few in Europe that openly support Moscow.
