Apr. 17, 2025. Russian Elites Acquiring Serbian Passports Amid Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine

A joint investigative report by IStories and the Serbian Crime and Corruption Reporting Network (KRIK) found that since 2022 Serbia has granted citizenship to 204 Russians, thereby allowing them visa-free access to the European Union (EU). The political alignment between the Russian and Serbian governments includes the mass issuance of Serbian passports to Kremlin-linked individuals from the defense and IT industries, as well as to sports figures, posing a potential security risk to the EU….