# Serbia should have expelled FAZ journalist over remarks about Russians, ex-PM says

https://mins.news/en/item/22552

- TASS, 2026-08-14 20:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2173577

> Aleksandar Vulin, founder of Serbia’s Movement of Socialists and a former prime minister, said the government should have expelled FAZ correspondent Michael Martens over remarks about helping to kill more Russians. Vulin called the comments hateful and insulting to Russians and Serbs. Serbia’s information ministry had condemned the remarks, while Sergey Lavrov said Russia wanted to hear Belgrade’s response.

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