Overview
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first official visit to Belgrade on Saturday and held talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
- Serbia pledged a new humanitarian package focused on medical care and energy assistance and offered to help rebuild a Ukrainian city damaged by the war.
- Ukraine and Serbia signed a memorandum of understanding on animal health and food safety to protect cross‑border food chains and ease trade checks.
- Zelenskyy reported that recent Russian ballistic missile and jet‑powered drone strikes killed thirteen people and wounded seventy‑seven, underscoring urgent energy and winter resilience needs.
- Vučić affirmed respect for territorial integrity and support for Ukraine’s EU path while avoiding new military commitments, and both leaders set a goal to complete preparations for a bilateral free‑trade agreement by the end of 2026.