Serbia's President Vučić visits Moscow amid EU criticism
Meanwhile, Serbian students running an ultramarathon reached Strasbourg on their way to Brussels, aiming to highlight Serbia's political situation to MEPs.
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00:00President Aleksandr Vucic travelled to Moscow shortly after the European Parliament adopted a resolution critical of Serbia's European integration progress.
00:09The resolution cited Serbia's non-alignment with EU foreign policy and concerns regarding the rule of law.
00:15Vucic's attendance at the military parade on Red Square commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazism faced travel disruptions.
00:24Latvia reportedly denied his plane overflight, leading to a reroute via Turkey and Azerbaijan.
00:30This change resulted in a delay in Baku while awaiting permission to continue.
00:35Upon arrival in Moscow, Vucic stated he anticipated criticism from Brussels
00:39and said he expected the EU to punish him and not Serbia.
00:52It wasn't very difficult, we are still energetic, I think we can see it on our jump.
00:56The path is great, it's a challenge. We are absolutely wonderful, nature, people, and everything is amazing.
01:01When we get to new events, the energy is incredible.
01:04We expect a couple of days to not be too late as today, because today was the most difficult,
01:11but we expect to be ready for everything.
01:14Thank you very much.
01:15In a separate development, UFRA Marathon students reportedly reached Strasbourg around the same time.
01:23Earlier this week, a student protest movement in Serbia called for extraordinary parliamentary elections.
01:28The majority of the opposition supported this call, but the ruling party did not endorse it.
01:35Today it was the most difficult day, we had the highest kilometers, I think it was about 150,
01:41and we came back yesterday.
01:43The ultra-marathoners have reached their 13th stop en route to Brussels, where they are expected to arrive on Monday, May 12th.
01:58They intend to present their views on Serbia's current political and social situation.
