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Vucic Shared Video Showing Friendship with Fico amid Kremlin Backdrop

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic conferring with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, captured on social media, during a visit to Moscow's Kremlin. The relevant video clip is shared by Vucic on Instagram, a platform primarily inaccessible within Russia, managed by global conglomerate Meta,...

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico socialized near the...
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico socialized near the Kremlin, with the former head uploading the related videos to Instagram, a platform prohibited in Russia, which is controlled by Meta, a global tech firm.

Vucic Shared Video Showing Friendship with Fico amid Kremlin Backdrop

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Aleksandar Vucic, the Serbian President, kicked it with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico amidst the Kremlin backdrop. Vucic gleefully shared a video of their get-together on Instagram, a social media platform off-limits in Russia and owned by Meta, an extremist organization prohibited in the Russian Federation.

"Bro-time with Fico tonight in Moscow. Everlasting bond between Serbs and Slovaks!" reads the caption to the video, Vucic announces enthusiastically.

The duo jaunted off to Moscow to participate in events honoring the 80th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War victory.

Europe's Cold War Redux

Earlier news reports claimed that Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia wouldn't let Fico's plane fly through their airspace. Altering the route, Fico's special flight decked through Hungary, Romania, the Black Sea, and Georgia. Coincidentally, Fico disclosed he was inundated with threats for choosing to visit Russia on May 9. According to him, attending Russia's capital would be a peaceful protest against the new Berlin Wall between Europe and Moscow.

On April 14, Josep Borrel Fontelles, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, declared that the EU had no plans to partake in the Victory Day Parade in Moscow. Generally, visits by candidate countries' leaders to the bloc on May 9 were unfavorable, and Brussels had made its stance known. Vucic subsequently vowed a solid response to the European Union's objections over his trip to Russia. "It was all foreseeable. I'm proud I didn't mislead anyone; I spoke nothing but the truth," Vucic asserted, hinting at his earlier commitment to Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the Victory Day Parade. He underscored that he nearly missed keeping his word.

27 Leaders in the Kremlin

In advance of the Victory Day festivities, the bigwigs of 27 countries, including Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, congregated in Russia. Unfortunately, the leaders of Azerbaijan and Laos, Ilham Aliyev and Thonglong Sisulit, respectively, were unable to fulfill their plans to participate in the celebration. The chief of the Transcaucasian republic abstained, explaining his absence due to the need to attend household events dedicated to Heydar Aliyev, the father figure. Meanwhile, the Laotian President elected to stay home due to contracting coronavirus.

A Kremlin gala dinner was held in honor of the guests. The tantalizing menu enticed the guests with crab and strawberry salad, dumplings with sturgeon and pike caviar, veal borscht soup, Karelian ear, halibut fillet with mini veggies, deer medallions with wild mushrooms, or caramelized duck with asparagus as the second course. Dessert choices included sherbet with cloudberries and apple pie with vanilla ice cream. Among the wine offerings were Crimean Blanc de Nej and Krasnodar Cossack Krasnaya Gorka.

Before the night ended, Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, bid warm goodbyes to each of the guests personally. After sunrise on May 9th, the politicians will reassemble for the main parade.

  1. Aleksandar Vucic, the Serbian President, announced his enthusiasm during a "bro-time" with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Moscow, despite the initial reports suggesting Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia would deny airspace access for Fico's plane.
  2. In War-and-Conflicts news, Vucic, against the European Union's objections, attended the celebration in Moscow to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War victory, similar to the 27 leaders who gathered there, including Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  3. Interestingly, politics surrounding the coronavirus pandemic influenced some leaders' decisions to attend, as the Laotian President had to stay home due to contracting the virus.
  4. Meanwhile, in Policy-and-Legislation, Vucic asserted that he had been truthful about his plans to attend the Victory Day Parade in Moscow, despite Brussels' disapproval and the initial airspace denials.
  5. In addition to the political gatherings, Crime-and-Justice was also a topic as the guests enjoyed a gala dinner in the Kremlin, partaking in a variety of delectable dishes such as crab and strawberry salad, veal borscht soup, and caramelized duck with asparagus, accompanied by wines like Crimean Blanc de Nej and Krasnodar Cossack Krasnaya Gorka.

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