Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will pay an official visit to Serbia on Saturday, hosted by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, according to official statements, the two governments announced simultaneously on Thursday evening.
According to Serbian news channel N1 Srbija, this will be Zelenskyy's first official visit to Serbia since taking office in 2019, and his first since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The visit comes amid a broader geopolitical context: According to diplomatic sources, Serbia supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine, while Ukraine does not recognize the independence of Kosovo and supports the territorial integrity of Serbia. According to reports, Serbia is one of the few European states that has not introduced sanctions against Russia, and according to energy data, it remains dependent on Russian gas supplies.
US Role in Ukraine-Serbia Relations
Former US Ambassador to Serbia Chris Hill, who served from 2022 to 2025 under US President Joe Biden, said the US began supporting the purchase of significant quantities of Serbian ammunition for Ukraine. He also stated that there were no significant Serbian weapon sales to Russia.
It is important for Serbia to stand on the right side of history.
Hill described the US embassy team's achievements in supporting Ukraine-Serbia relations as an example of strategic cooperation.
Meanwhile, Oleksandr Kamyshin, Zelenskyy's advisor for strategic issues and former Minister for Strategic Industries, attended the Munich Security Conference in Germany in February 2026, according to sources. According to diplomatic sources, there is a lobby in Kyiv that fundamentally opposes Zelenskyy's visit to Serbia.
