Dozens of Russian Elites Received Serbian Passports After Ukraine Invasion – IStories

After the attack on Ukraine dozens of top Russian athletes change nationality and are defamed in the former home country. There is now a special case at the Ringer-EM.

As many as 204 influential Russians have obtained Serbian citizenship through a fast-track procedure in the last three years, facilitating their movement within the EU.

Dozens of Russian Elites Received Serbian Passports After Ukraine Invasion – IStories

Serbian authorities have issued passports to dozens of Russians with Kremlin ties since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the investigative news outlet IStories reported Wednesday, citing government data.

After the outbreak of a full-scale war in Ukraine, the Serbian authorities began to issue citizenship to Russians more often for services to art...

The Serbian authorities have granted citizenship to more than 330 people from 2022 to April 2025, including 204 Russian citizens. There are also those with ties to Belarus on the list.

From 2022 to March 2025, the Serbian government published more than 200 decrees granting citizenship to Russians for “services to the country”