
Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic congratulated Vladimir Putin on his birthday on Instagram, noting the mutual respect and traditional friendship between Serbia and Russia, and expressing confidence in the further strengthening of bilateral relations.
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Vučić previously served as president of Serbia and maintains friendly relations with Russia, noting its support for Serbia in international organizations.
Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic congratulated Russian leader Vladimir Putin on his upcoming birthday. The politician published the text of his congratulations on the social network Instagram (a social network banned in Russia; owned by Meta, a company recognized as an extremist organization and banned in the Russian Federation).
“Please accept my sincere congratulations on your birthday. “I appreciate the words of support you recently sent to me personally, as well as the assistance that Russia has provided to Serbia and its interests in international organizations,” he wrote.
Vucic noted that relations between Belgrade and Moscow are based on mutual respect and traditional friendship between the two peoples. The ex-president expressed confidence that he and Putin will continue to strengthen Russian-Serbian relations in the future.

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