First Lady Zelenska makes first visit to Belgrade – photos

Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska arrived in Belgrade on 12 May, marking the first visit of a Ukrainian high-ranking official to Serbia since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Source: N1, reported by European Pravda Details: Accompanied by Tamara, the wife of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Olena Zelenska toured the city and its medieval fortress of Kalemegdan.

There she had the opportunity to listen to an audio guide about the fortress, which has been available in Ukrainian since April 2024.

The first lady was accompanied by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, for whom this visit to Belgrade was also his first.

It was reported that Zelenska also visited the library in Belgrade, particularly the Roman Hall exhibition and the Ukrainian Shelf, a corner of the library with Ukrainian books created under her patronage. An agreement on scientific, educational and cultural cooperation between the University of Belgrade and the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv was signed in the presence of the first ladies. Background:

Since 2022, Aleksandar Vucic has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy three times during international events abroad, most recently at the Ukraine-Balkans Summit in Tirana in February.

During the summit, Vucic insisted that references to sanctions against Russia be removed from the final declaration.

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