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Zelensky not welcome in Serbia, his visit not in its interests — Serbian politician

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 172 words
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The article reports on the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to Belgrade, where he was welcomed by Mining and Energy Minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic. It also includes statements from Aleksandar Durdev, leader of the Serbian League movement, who argues that the visit is contrary to Serbia's interests due to historical grievances from the 1990s.

Propaganda risk 40%
Claims checked 5
Techniques found 3
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center100%
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What happened

Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to Belgrade is not in Serbia’s interests; he is not welcome in Serbia, in part because of Kiev’s support for Croatia in the 1990s, the Serbian League movement’s leader Aleksandar Durdev said.

Why it matters

Our people cannot welcome a person representing a state that supplied Croatia with weapons and ammunition in the 1990s, when Serbs were squeezed out of the Republic of Serbian Krajina during the criminal operations ‘Flash’ and ‘Storm.’ For us, this is not a…

Common ground

According to Durdev, "the Serbian people has not forgotten that the Russians and Russia were their friends in the hardest historic moments." So, Zelensky’s visit "runs counter to Serbia’s interests today," he added.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Anger, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

The article reports on the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to Belgrade, where he was welcomed by Mining and Energy Minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic. It also includes statements from Aleksandar Durdev, leader of the Serbian League movement, who argues that the visit is contrary to Serbia's interests due to historical grievances from the 1990s.

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Propaganda Score
confidence: 95%
Moderate concerns. Notable use of persuasive or loaded language.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Appeal to Anger 80% confidence
Provoking outrage to bypass rational evaluation of an argument.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to anger helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing glittering generalities helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He is expected to meet with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday.”
CORROBORATED
Multiple independent sources (TASS, TRT World) confirm that Zelensky is expected to meet with President Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday.
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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 — The 2024 BRICS summit was the sixteenth annual BRICS summit, held in Kazan, Russia. It was the first BRICS summit to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates as members, following t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_BRICS_summit
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 17 March 2023, following an investigation of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin, the president of Rus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_arrest_warrants_for_Russia…
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Claim 2: “He was welcomed at the airport by Mining and Energy Minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic.”
CORROBORATED
The claim is reported by TASS and corroborated by Wikipedia entries confirming that Dubravka Đedović Handanović is indeed the Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dubravka Đedović Handanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дубравка Ђедовић Хандановић; formerly Dubravka Nègre; born 6 November 1978) is a Serbian banker and politician serving as minister of mining and energy s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubravka_Đedović
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Mining and Energy (Serbian: Министарство рударства и енергетике, romanized: Ministarstvo rudarstva i energetike) is a ministry in the Government of Serbia which is in the charge of min…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Mining_and_Energy_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zorana Mihajlović (born 5 May 1970) is a Serbian politician who served as deputy prime minister of Serbia from 2014 to 2022 and as minister of mining and energy from 2012 to 2014, and again from 2020 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorana_Mihajlović
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Claim 3: “Zelensky arrived in Belgrade on Friday.”
CORROBORATED
Multiple independent news sources (The Boston Globe, TASS, and a YouTube news report) explicitly state that Zelensky arrived in Belgrade on Friday.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 340 days remain until the end of the year (341 in leap years).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_25
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish: Nobels fredspris) is one of the five Nobel Prizes established according to the will of Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and industrialist, along with the prizes in Chemis…
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Claim 4: “Kiev’s support for Croatia in the 1990s”
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The provided evidence mentions that Croatia and Ukraine established diplomatic relations in 1992, but none of the sources confirm that Ukraine provided specific 'support' to Croatia in the 1990s.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Croatia has maintained diplomatic relations with Russia and with Ukraine since 1992. The start of the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2014 complicated trilateral affairs between the three nations in Europe. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_and_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Croatia–Ukraine relations (Ukrainian: Українсько-хорватські відносини, Croatian: Hrvatsko-ukrajinski odnosi) are foreign relations between Croatia and Ukraine. The countries established diplomatic rel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia–Ukraine_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — White Croatia (also Great Croatia or Chrobatia; Croatian: Bijela Hrvatska, also Velika Hrvatska) is a historical region from which a portion of the White Croats emigrated to the area of modern-day Cro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Croatia
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Claim 5: “a state that supplied Croatia with weapons and ammunition in the 1990s, when Serbs were squeezed out of the Republic of Serbian Krajina during the criminal operations ‘Flash’ and ‘Storm.’”
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While the evidence confirms the existence of Operation Storm and the general nature of the Croatian Army, there is no evidence in the provided results stating that Ukraine supplied weapons or ammunition to Croatia during these specific operations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 European windstorm season marks the eleventh year of the continents coordinated of severe weather naming programme. While the official list of names was unveiled on 1 September 2025, the s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Croatian Army (Croatian: Hrvatska kopnena vojska or HKoV) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of Croatia. It is the oldest and largest of its three service branches, followed by the Croat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_Army
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Storm (Serbo-Croatian: Operacija Oluja / Операција Олуја) in August 1995 was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and a major factor in the outcome of the Bosnian War. I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Storm
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