Overview
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić spoke by phone on 5 November, according to official readouts.
- Zelenskyy called the conversation a substantive discussion on the European integration of both countries.
- The leaders explored opportunities for cooperation on regional security, with Kyiv noting a shared interest in this area.
- Zelenskyy said there are areas where the two countries can assist one another, and both sides agreed to keep regular contact and coordinate on the international agenda.
- Recent EU messaging has stressed that Serbia must align its foreign policy, including Russia sanctions, as the EU’s 2025 report positively assessed Ukraine’s reform progress.