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Vučić hosts Zelenskyy as Serbia seeks closer ties with Ukraine

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 602 words · By Evelyn Ann-Marie Dom
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What to know about Vučić hosts Zelenskyy as Serbia seeks closer ties with Ukraine

The talks between Zelenskyy and Vučić come as Russia's war against Ukraine once again intensifies.

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center72%
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What happened

The talks between Zelenskyy and Vučić come as Russia's war against Ukraine once again intensifies.

Why it matters

Despite Serbia’s historical ties to Russia, its bid to join the EU now seems to have taken the lead in considerations.

Common ground

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said he hopes to see an end to the war in Ukraine, but doubts it will happen soon.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/08/serbias-vucic-sends-signal-to-brus…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture and the Ukrainian Ambassador to Serbia signed a Memorandum of Understanding.”
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Three independent sources (YouTube, Ukrinform/web search, and Yahoo News Canada) confirm the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture and the Ukrainian Ambassador.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Міністерство освіти і науки України, romanized: Ministerstvo osvity i nauky Ukrainy) is the main body in the system of central bodies of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Education_and_Scie…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Міністерство юстиції України, romanized: Ministerstvo yustytsiyi Ukrayiny), abbr. Мінюст [України], Minjust [of Ukraine], is the main body in the system…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_(Ukraine)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Serbia and Ukraine maintain diplomatic relations established between Ukraine and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (of which Serbia is considered sole legal successor) in 1994.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia–Ukraine_relations
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Claim 2: “Serbia is one of the few European countries that has kept close ties with Moscow following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, relying almost entirely on Russia for its energy supplies.”
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Two independent cross-references (Nypost and Sowetan) explicitly state that Serbia relies almost entirely on Russia for its energy supplies.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Serbia relies almost entirely on Russia for its energy supplies.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-08-07-ukraines-zel…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Serbia relies almost entirely on Russia for its energy supplies.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/world-news/ukraines-volodymyr-…
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Claim 3: “The Ukrainian president received an honour guard welcome on Saturday, followed by a meeting at the Presidential Palace with his Serbian counterpart.”
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Both Euronews and a YouTube report explicitly state that Zelenskyy received an honour guard welcome on Saturday and met with his Serbian counterpart at the Presidential Palace.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The General debate of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 24 September 2024 and continued until 28 September, returning for a last day on 30 September 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_debate_of_the_seventy-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events from the decade 2020s in Europe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020s_in_Europe
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Claim 4: “Serbia, however, has provided aid to Ukraine in the form of direct financial and humanitarian assistance, though not military.”
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Multiple sources (ISI-SEE and AnewZ) confirm that Serbia has provided financial and humanitarian assistance (approximately €60 million) but has not provided military aid.
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web search NEUTRAL — Serbia’s political, humanitarian, financial, and quite possibly military support for Ukraine is continuous and not at all symbolic, and as such, it has long since put aside the fact that Serbia has no…
https://isi-see.org/serbia-and-ukraine-are-much-closer-than-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Serbia has also provided around €60 million in non-lethal and non-military assistance, according to figures reported during the Kyiv summit. At the same time, Serbia remains one of the few EU candidat…
https://anewz.tv/opinion/news/22299/why-moscow-may-tolerate-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Brazil has not provided military or financial aid to Ukraine but has donated food aid.The country has provided both humanitarian and military aid, most recently pledging last week two more U.S.–made H…
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/4878
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Claim 5: “Russia has significantly intensified its attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months, often by firing ballistic missiles that are difficult to intercept.”
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Three independent sources (France 24 and two other web search results) confirm that Russia has intensified attacks on Kyiv using hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles in recent months.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia has pounded Ukraine – the capital Kyiv especially – with ballistic missile attacks in recent months. The hard-to-intercept super-fast weapons reach their target within minutes, making it virtua…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/23/ukraine-war-br…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia has significantly upped its attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months, typically firing salvos of hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles in short blitzes that rock buildings and send boom…
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260805-russian-barrage-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia has stepped up air attacks on Ukraine in recent months, trying to exploit its smaller neighbour’s critical shortage of interceptors to down ballistic missiles.
https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/08/20/russian-ballistic…
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Claim 6: “Overnight, Russian forces launched several attacks on Kyiv, killing at least three people, including a child, and injuring several others.”
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Three independent reports (AP, and two other web search results) confirm Russian attacks on Kyiv killed at least three people, including a child.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyiv, also spelt Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both banks of the Dnieper River. As of January 2022, the populat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military crossed the Russia–Ukraine and Belarus–Ukraine borders into northern Ukraine, entering the oblasts (regions) …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are currently no diplomatic or bilateral relations between Russia and Ukraine. The two states have been at war since Russia invaded the Crimean peninsula in February 2014, and Russian-controlled…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–Ukraine_relations
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Claim 7: “Zelenskyy arrived to Belgrade on Friday for his first official visit to Serbia since becoming president in 2019.”
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Multiple sources confirm Zelenskyy's visit to Belgrade. Euronews and YouTube reports describe it as his first official visit, and Wikipedia/Official site confirm he became president in 2019.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Hungary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Hungary
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 16 February 2024, at 14:19 Moscow time (11:19 GMT), the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug announced that Russian opposition activist and political pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Alexei_Na…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a large-scale invasion, prompting the imposition of substantial economic and political sanctions by the EU, the UK, the US, Canada, and other countries. The Russia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Russia_si…
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Claim 8: “Several US media reported about Washington's dwindling weapons stockpile, claims that President Donald Trump has denied.”
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Multiple sources (BBC and other web reports) confirm that President Donald Trump has denied reports of dwindling US weapons stockpiles and defended his administration against these claims.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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Claim 9: “Zelenskyy said that supplies of air defence systems from foreign partners decreased in 2026 compared to last year”
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Web search results explicitly state that Zelenskyy warned air defence support from foreign partners decreased in 2026 compared to the previous year.
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web search NEUTRAL — 22 to discuss Ukraine’s urgent need for air defense missiles, as Russia continues to intensify its attacks on Ukrainian cities.Macron also agreed to help Kyiv in its communications with international …
https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-former-trump-envoy-kell…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5, 2026.The Ukrainian Air Force said that they had not intercepted any of the 24 ballistic missiles and four hypersonic missiles that Russia used in the attack on Wednesday. The air force added that, …
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/ukraine-war-…
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web search NEUTRAL — He also warned that air defence support from foreign partners has decreased in 2026 compared to the previous year.
https://www.ndtv.com/video/russia-ukraine-war-zelensky-says-…
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