A senior Ukrainian official earlier described Zelensky’s visit to Moscow’s traditional ally Serbia as “a slap in the face for the Russians”. Zelensky had dinner on Friday with Vucic, who repeated this week that he will not change his mind on sanctions, ahead of the talks. Zelensky — who has toured much of the world seeking support since Russia’s 2022 invasion — has not visited Serbia since he became president in 2019. Although heavily dependent on cheap Russian gas and one of the rare European leaders to still visit Moscow, Vucic has also supplied non-military aid to Kyiv. Three people in the area were also wounded, while a further four were wounded from the overnight attacks in Kyiv.