The Russian Embassy in Serbia has announced that recent cases of desecration of monuments to Yugoslav partisans in Serbia and isolated attempts to justify individuals who collaborated with the Nazi occupiers are causing revolt.
They emphasize that such actions by marginalized groups are completely unacceptable, contrary to Serbia's anti-fascist heritage, and that they grossly distort historical truth and must be met with an adequate response.
During January, several monuments were desecrated in Belgrade, including the monuments to Borislav Pekić, Dimitrije Tucović, the Monument to the National Heroes on Kalemegdan...
"We know and highly appreciate that in Serbia, deep respect for the exploits of the soldiers of the anti-Hitler coalition who defeated Nazi Germany and its satellites is passed down from generation to generation. The decisive joint contribution of the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia to the liberation of the country from fascist occupation is firmly rooted in the minds of its citizens," the Russian Embassy in Serbia wrote in a post on the X network.
They add that "Serbia's commitment to preserving historical truth is consistently proven by concrete steps at the highest level."
"In 2025, President Aleksandar Vučić participated in the ceremonial events in Moscow on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, as well as in the celebration in Beijing on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Serbia is a traditional co-sponsor of the resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to the escalation of contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, which is adopted every year by the UN General Assembly at the initiative of Russia," the announcement states.
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