False Flags and Friendly Lies

Vucic’s visit to Ukraine is not diplomacy,it’s infiltration. A Kremlin loyalist cloaked in lies, exploiting Ukraine’s struggle to whitewash Serbia’s authoritarian, destabilising agenda.

On 11 June 2025, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic arrived in Odesa for his first official visit to Ukraine, participating in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit¹. At first glance, this may appear to be a diplomatic breakthrough: a leader long perceived as a Kremlin ally extending a symbolic hand to a country fighting for its very survival against Russian aggression. Yet the symbolism is deceptive, and the risks for Ukraine are profound.

Vucic’s presence in Ukraine² is not a gesture of solidarity, but a masterclass in manipulation³. His declarations of support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are not only hollow, they are dangerously misleading⁴. Serbia has consistently played both sides: publicly affirming respect for international norms while privately and operationally undermining them. The Balkan strongman’s rhetoric must be scrutinised against his decade-long record of duplicity, Kremlin alignment, and systematic destabilisation across the Balkans⁵.

To understand the…