Provocation of a “color revolution”
Sovetskaya Rossiya, June 30, 2025 —
In Serbia, for several days, student protests have been going on in mass riots. On the evening of June 28, about 36 thousand people came to an unauthorized opposition action on Slavia Square in the center of Belgrade.
According to the TASS news agency, the protesting students chanted the slogans “Keep!”, whistling in whistles and used the faculty symbols and the flag of Serbia. The demand of the participants of the action was the appointment of the date of early elections and the dismantling of the camp of supporters of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic before the parliament.
The action turned into clashes with the police: protesters attacked law enforcement officers, including throwing bottles at them. In response, it was necessary to use special means to disperse the protesters. According to official data, 48 police officers were injured, 77 people were detained, including one minor.
On Sunday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced the victory over the protesters. “Serbia won because Serbia cannot be defeated by violence,” he said. Vucic also noted that he was not going to pardon any of the detainees, as the participants of the riots voiced a direct call for civil clashes and attacks on the police.
On the night of June 30, the protesters again continued the riots. The participants of the action blocked the key transport hubs in Belgrade and other cities, installed barricades and tents. At the same time, the organizers of the protest said in their social networks that they would not stop their actions until the stated requirements were met. “After the failure to comply with the ultimatum and mass arrests of citizens and students yesterday and today, meetings of citizens throughout Serbia decided to block intersections, roads and streets in their municipalities. Until the requirements are met!” the message said.
By morning, the police managed to remove the barricades and normalize traffic in Belgrade. At the same time, the organizers of the riots call for the renewal of the construction of fences and protests.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that foreign forces were behind the scenes. He also called “heinous lies” information that the police allegedly used violence. After that, the European Commission hastened to declare its non-involvement in the organization of “mass anti-government protests in Serbia or anywhere else in the world”, simultaneously repeating the thesis of violent actions by the Serbian police.
The Russian side, in turn, declared its support for the Serbian government, noting that what is happening could be a provocation of a “color revolution.” Alexander Vucic has already thanked the Russian authorities, in particular Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, for understanding the situation and support.