在2014年访问贝尔格莱德期间，俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京甚至表示 ， “ 俄罗斯就像过去一样，会一直把塞尔维亚视为我们最亲密的战友。
During a visit to Belgrade in 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin went so far as to say that, “Russia, just as it was in the past, will always see Serbia as our closest ally.”