Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić says US support surged under Trump, invites him to Belgrade
Trump vučić told Fox News that Serbia and the United States are preparing a strategic dialogue on energy, artificial intelligence and defense as ties transform under the Trump administration.
WHITE HOUSE — Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić says support for the United States has surged under Donald Trump and has invited him to visit Belgrade, which Trump highlighted by mentioning the source (see foxnews) on a Truth Social post on July 6, 2026 at 9:56 AM EST.
Here is the full post on (see truthsocial): “EXCLUSIVE: Serbian President Vučić says support for US “surged” under Trump, invites him to visit Belgrade: https://www.foxnews.com/world/exclusive-serbian-president-vucic-says-support-us-surged-under-trump-invites-him-visit-belgrade”
Vučić told Fox News Digital that relations between Serbia and the United States have undergone a dramatic transformation under Trump, a shift he said has changed public perceptions in a country where memories of the 1999 NATO bombing campaign remain deeply rooted (see foxnews). “President Trump and his team so far were working very diligently and dedicatedly on the Western Balkans,” Vučić said. He argued that the administration’s focus on economic cooperation rather than political pressure resonated with many Serbs.
“If you ask people in Serbia just to make a comparison between Clinton and Trump’s administration, or Democrats to Republicans, you wouldn’t believe it,” Vučić said. “It would be 90 to 10 or 95 to 5.”
Vučić said he recently extended an invitation to Trump to visit Serbia and predicted an enthusiastic welcome. “I hope that we’ll be able to host him,” Vučić said. “More people will be ready to greet him and wait for him than he might even expect…I dare to say even more than hundreds of thousands of people.”
The Serbian president said the improving relationship is increasingly centered on economics, investment and technological cooperation, with the two nations preparing to launch a strategic dialogue focused on energy, infrastructure, artificial intelligence, defense cooperation and investment (see foxnews). Projects under discussion include liquefied natural gas cooperation, data centers and advanced computing technologies. Vučić pointed to the country’s economic growth as evidence of its transformation, saying Serbia’s GDP was 32 billion euros when he became prime minister and would exceed 100 billion euros this year.
Vučić has served as Serbia’s dominant political figure since becoming prime minister in 2014 and president in 2017. His relationship with Trump dates back to the president’s first term, when the White House brokered economic normalization agreements between Serbia and Kosovo. In September 2020, Vučić and then-Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti signed U.S.-brokered economic agreements at the White House that expanded rail and highway connections and promoted investment (see foxnews).
The interview arrives during a period of significant political change in Serbia, where Vučić has faced sustained mass street protests (see washingtonpost.com).
In the last 30 days, 82 of 537 Trump posts were on the topic “Foreign Policy.”
Source: Zenger real-time database of all Truth Social posts.
Note: Chart generated on July 6, 2026 at 10:07 AM EST
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