Military cooperation between Serbia and Russia is going well, Belgrade receives modern equipment from the Russian Federation at the correct prices. This was announced on Sunday, November 14, by the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic.
“Many times we received help and support – armored vehicles, tanks, and these are modern tanks. We also conducted exceptional exercises, and we have excellent military cooperation with Russia, this is no secret. Airplanes, fighters, helicopters and more. We have state-of-the-art equipment, which we get at the correct prices from the Russian Federation, and a lot of things, ”he said in an interview with the YouTube channel“ Soloviev Live ”.
The head of Serbia noted that the country’s army is much stronger today than it was before.
“Including thanks to the tremendous support and assistance we received from the President [России Владимира] Putin, ”the Serbian president stressed.
In October, the Russian-Serbian exercises “Slavic Shield – 2021” were held, during which the parties worked out the interaction and joint combat use of the air defense units of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the air defense forces of the Republic of Serbia.
During the exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry also deployed a battery of Russian Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and cannon systems (ZRPK) to Serbia. It was noted that the battery was included in a joint mixed air defense grouping.
On October 10, Vucic expressed hope to meet with Vladimir Putin before the end of the year. He also stressed that Serbia is grateful to Russia for ensuring the country’s energy security, for helping in the fight against coronavirus and for supporting the Kosovo issue.
On April 16, Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic said that Serbia sees no obstacles to continuing military-technical cooperation (MTC) with Russia. He pointed to good military cooperation between the two countries.
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