Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Wednesday that Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) had concluded, following an investigation, that Serbian police did not use long-range acoustic devices (LRADs) during the March 15 protests in central Belgrade.
Speaking at a press conference in the Palace of Serbia, Vučić said the official FSB report was received on Tuesday and published shortly before his address on the website of Serbia’s Security Information Agency (BIA).
“The FSB, one of the world’s most powerful security agencies alongside the FBI, conducted investigations along three vectors,” Vučić said. “They even used living organisms—dogs, whose sensitivity is 16 times that of humans—to detect any such occurrences.”
Vučić reiterated that allegations of LRAD use during the March 15 protests were part of a coordinated misinformation campaign. “Many believed the lie because it suited them,” he said, claiming protesters had planned the narrative in advance.
Vučić confirmed that he still intends to attend the Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, despite what he described as “enormous pressure.”
“I haven’t changed my decision. Let the sky fall on me—I’m ready,” he said. He added that Serbia would continue discussions with Russia over gas agreements and the state oil company NIS.
Addressing recent protests, Vučić accused opposition groups of attempting to destabilize the country. Responding to comments by opposition figure Slobodan Cvejić of the Serbia Centre party, who suggested Vučić underestimated the determination of student protesters, the president said: “They have spent the last five months destroying the country. But they cannot defeat Serbia, no matter how far they are willing to go.”
He claimed the protesters were attempting to “subjugate the Serbian people through lies and fabrications,” and reiterated that the March 15 events were orchestrated as part of what he called an “attempted colour revolution.”
Vučić accused journalists’ associations and segments of the civil society sector of participating in what he described as an orchestrated uprising.
When asked why media organisations remained silent on student blockades of public broadcasters RTS and RTV, Vučić responded: “They never condemned the attacks on Branka Lazić or Goca Uzelac. But if anyone even looks the wrong way at one of the journalists aligned with this ‘colour revolution,’ they demand a death sentence.”
He also dismissed criticism from opposition politician Marinika Tepić, who questioned the appointment of Đuro Macut, suggesting it was due to Vučić needing psychiatric help. Vučić responded by stating that Macut is an endocrinologist, not a psychiatrist.
