On December 24, mass riots broke out in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, and thousands of opposition supporters tried to storm the parliament building, clashing fiercely with **, resulting in many injuries and 38**. Serbian Vučić called it an attempted "color revolution" orchestrated by Western countries to subvert Serbia's sovereignty and independence.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed great concern over this matter, and on the 25th, when he communicated with Serbian Foreign Minister Dacic**, he expressed support for Serbia and its people, and condemned Western countries for interfering in Serbia's internal affairs and undermining Serbia's stability and security. Lavrov also said that Russia is ready to provide necessary assistance to Serbia and safeguard Serbia's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
According to Serbia** reports, Serbia** Vučić also met with Russian Ambassador to Serbia Kharchenko on the 25th to thank Russia for its timely information and support in this crisis. Vučić said he has irrefutable evidence that Western countries are manipulating the riots behind his back, trying to overthrow his ** and force him to abandon his claims to sovereignty over Kosovo, as well as friendly relations with Russia. He said that Serbia will firmly defend its interests and will not succumb to any external pressure.
The immediate trigger for the unrest was the December 17 parliamentary elections, in which Serbia's ruling party, the Serbian Progressive Party, won a landslide victory, while the opposition called for a recount of votes accusing them of fraud and unfairness. The opposition coalition "Serbia Against Violence", which is made up of several political parties, has launched a number of campaigns demanding Vucic.
Serbia is an important ally of Russia in the Balkans, and the two countries maintain close cooperation in the political, economic, military, cultural and other fields. Russia has always supported Serbia's claim to sovereignty over Kosovo and opposes NATO and EU intervention in Serbia.
Western countries, for their part, have been trying to woo Serbia into joining the European Union and NATO, abandoning its territorial claims to Kosovo and weakening relations with Russia. In October this year, when France's Macron visited Serbia, he said that the EU should speed up the negotiation process with Serbia to help Serbia resolve its dispute with Kosovo and achieve European integration.
Analysts believe that the riots are a political challenge to Serbia by Western countries with the aim of creating turmoil in the Balkans, weakening Russia's influence, and undermining Serbia's stability and development. However, Serbia** and its people have enough wisdom and courage to resist external interference and threats and defend their interests and dignity.