stated that the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are a vital point of any democracy, and that Serbia must work on its freedom of media and rule of law. European Union Sem Fabrizi, ambassador of the EU to Serbia, said that Brussels is worried by recent riots in Serbia. Russia Following the allegations about Russian involvement in the ongoing protests in certain Serbian media close to the ruling party, the Russian ambassador to Serbia denied these claims and stated on his Twitter account that the allegations are 'unfounded' 'absurd' and 'twisted'. The Russian Foreign Ministry followed up with a statement in which they called the allegations of Russian involvement in the protests as 'fake' and had the aim of 'casting a shadow on Serbian-Russian partnership'. Serbian Interior Ministry On 27 October 2020, the Serbian Interior Ministry mentioned that they were still investigating police attacks on journalists that happened on 8 July 2020. Bosnia and Herzegovina Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik, said that the police didn't use enough force and that it should've used live bullets. See also 2017 Serbian protests 2020 Serbian parliamentary elections COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia Police brutality Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic Serbian protests (2018–2020) References 2020 in Serbia 2021 in Serbia 2022 in Serbia 2020 protests 2021 protests 2022 protests Protests in Serbia July 2020 events in Serbia August 2020 events in Serbia Riots and civil disorder in Serbia Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic Environmental protests