In Moscow, under unexplained circumstances, the representative of the Serbian defense company Jugoimport SDRP Radomir Kurtić died, according to Serbian media, including RTS and Blitz.
According to sources, the death occurred on November 17, but an official statement appeared only now. In the evening of December 16 this issue was commented on by the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić. The Blitz publication emphasizes that the death is suspicious in nature, and that the president of the country was informed about it. It is also noted that there are no conclusions from the forensic examination provided by the Russian side. It is also claimed that Serbia’s security services handed Vučić a report on the suspicious death of Kurtić, and that he died suddenly on a Moscow street. The official cause of death is currently unknown.
Representatives of Jugoimport, Blitz reports, after the tragic incident visited Moscow and found in the company’s office a significant number of missing documents, as well as missing computer hard drives.
“the death is suspicious”
– Blitz
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The President of Serbia, at a meeting with security services officials and Jugoimport, stated that for now there is no point in blaming anyone without evidence, but that it is important to obtain full information from Russian state authorities and intelligence services.
Vučić on the evening of December 16 confirmed that he expects a response from the Russian security services regarding Kurtić’s death and noted that he will pursue the truth but will refrain from speculation.
“I know that the hard drives and other items are missing, but this does not necessarily have to be connected to any incident. For now, we have not received anything from forensic experts. This concerns our citizen. But I cannot spread suspicions and conspiracy theories.”
– Aleksandar Vučić
Russian media have not yet covered Kurtić’s death, and the reaction of Russian state authorities has not been recorded. In the context of Jugoimport, it reports about the trade of weapons, defense equipment and technologies; RTS calls the company one of the largest defense structures in the region. In May of this year, Moscow accused Serbian defense companies of supplying ammunition to Ukraine, although Belgrade officially adheres to neutrality. Serbia says it does not supply ammunition directly to Ukraine, but sells them to European countries that can dispose of them at their discretion.