A banner thanking Russian President Vladimir Putin in front of the Serbian Parliament. Video frameBELGRADE, Sep 28The activists put up a banner in front of the Serbian parliament with words of gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. Thus, they expressed gratitude for the gift from the Russian Orthodox Church and several families. In mid-September, they sent a 13-ton bell from St. Petersburg to the monastery of St. Luke in the village of Bosnjan near the town of Krusevac in central Serbia.Putin called for the preservation of the sovereignty of SerbiaA banner with a portrait of Putin and gratitude was installed over the tents of the Temporary Assembly of a People Worthy of Serbia movement near the entrance to the parliament. On a cloth several meters long, there are photographs of the Russian leader, images of a bell, a bear and a wolf, as well as the inscription: «To the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on the centenary of the work of the security service with love and wholeheartedly from the Serbian people.»
" ;According to our information, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin helped a lot to bring this royal bell to the monastery of St. Luke. In the 19th century, a lot of volunteers from Russia near the city of Krusevac died in the defense of Serbian lands and people from the Ottoman Empire. This bell was cast, among other things, in memory of this", said activist Slobodan Polumirats.
In turn, the lawyer of the movement, Milan Mandic, stressed that on September 17, a solemn conferral of the rank of junior lieutenants to graduates of the Military Academy took place in this place. According to him, young officers marched in front of this banner. “Our idea was that they, in this way, expressed respect for the Russian Federation and its leadership for the assistance provided to the Serbian people. Therefore, it was exhibited by us for the first time,” he specified. Activists of the movement emphasize that they consider themselves staunch Russophiles, support the results of the referendum in Donbass and oppose political decisions and values imposed by the West on official Belgrade. They have been picketing in front of parliament for about eight months now. According to their position, the authorities should have convened a new convocation of the assembly on June 2, 2020 or approved a special law on the continuation of the mandate of the previous convocation, instead of postponing the elections from April 26 to June 21, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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