Ukraine crisis: Serbian far-right group holds pro-Russian rally

Serbian far-right organization on Friday held a rally in support of Russian people in the capital Belgrade. The People’s Patrols started out as a group hostile to the migrants and refugees crossing Serbia on route to Europe, claiming that Vladimir Putin is fighting against a ’’Nazi and pro-Western government’’. The rally began with a large number of citizens from several right-wing groups. The crowd chanted messages of support for Russia. Damnjan Knezevic from the People’s Patrol and Mladen Obradovic from Obraz - addressed the protest participants from the stage. They said that if Serbia imposes sanctions on Russia after the elections, twice as many people will take to the streets. “Russia, no matter how much they attack us and offer us light, is all a drop in the ocean for one Slavic soul. There is no Serb who will impose sanctions on Russia and Belarus,’’ said Knezevic said. Obradovic said that “Russia is freeing the whole world from NATO threats“ and that today “Putin has shown who is the strongest