00:01Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received an honor guard welcome on Saturday,
00:07kicking off his official visit to Serbia.
00:09The Ukrainian leader then proceeded to meet with Serbian counterpart Aleksandr Vucic at the presidential palace.
00:16The talks come as Ukraine seeks to strengthen international support amid Russia's ongoing and intensifying strikes.
00:24As part of the visit, the two nations signed a memorandum of understanding,
00:28in which Vucic said Ukraine and Serbia will soon deliver a free trade deal.
00:33This free trade agreement is of an utmost importance for our country with Ukraine,
00:41and we're going to work hard, and I believe that swiftly and efficiently we'll deliver it to our people.
00:48Serbia is one of the few European countries that continues to maintain close ties with Moscow,
00:54and has repeatedly refused to impose tougher sanctions against Russia.
00:58Belgrade is seeking to balance this relationship with Moscow against pressure from the European Union
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01:06By hosting Zelenskyy, Vucic is therefore sending a strong signal to the EU, but also to Russia.
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