莫斯科，10月26日——克里姆林宫周一向其长期的塞尔维亚盟友亚历山大·武契奇致敬，此前一场由学生支持的抗议运动在议会选举中粉碎了他的政党，使莫斯科在匈牙利盟友维克托·欧尔班六个月前选举失利后，又失去欧洲的另一重要伙伴。
MOSCOW, Oct 26 - The Kremlin paid tribute to its longstanding Serbian ally Aleksandar Vucic on Monday after a student-backed protest movement pulverised his party in a parliamentary election, robbing Moscow of another important partner in Europe six months after the electoral defeat of ally Viktor Orban in Hungary.
塞尔维亚周一迎来新纪元，武契奇自2014年以来一直是塞尔维亚的总理或总统，也是莫斯科的常客，但在选票面前被击败，选举结果引发全国庆祝，尽管很少有人了解这群巴尔干国家新上台的学生领袖将如何执政。
Serbia woke to a new era on Monday after Vucic, a frequent visitor to Moscow and in Serbian politics as prime minister or president since 2014, was humbled at the ballot box in a result that sparked nationwide celebrations, although few had an idea of how the Balkan country's new student-backed leaders would govern.
克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫表示，莫斯科已注意到这一结果，对武契奇予以高度赞扬，并称希望塞尔维亚的新统治者认识到，与俄罗斯合作——传统上是塞尔维亚重要的能源供应国——符合其国家利益。
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow had taken note of the result, lavished praise on Vucic, and said he hoped Serbia's new rulers realised that cooperation with Russia, traditionally a vital supplier of energy to Serbia, was in their own country's interests.
“我们非常感激武契奇先生为发展双边关系所作的贡献。我们知道武契奇先生将继续活跃于政治舞台，期待即便在反对派中，他仍能为双边关系的发展作出贡献，”佩斯科夫对记者说。
"We greatly appreciate the contribution that Mr Vucic has made to the development of our bilateral relations. We are aware that Mr Vucic will remain active in politics, and we hope that, even while in opposition, he will continue to contribute to the development of our bilateral relations," Peskov told reporters.
塞尔维亚虽有加入欧盟的愿望，却未签署欧盟对俄因乌克兰战争的制裁，并继续与莫斯科发展紧密的经济、政治和军事关系。
Serbia, although it has aspirations to join the European Union, did not sign up to EU-backed sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine and has continued to develop close economic, political and military ties to Moscow.
“至于选举产生的新政治力量，我们希望其行动也能建设性地推动关系进一步发展，这些新政治力量应当明白，与俄罗斯合作符合塞尔维亚的利益，因为这对塞尔维亚有利，”佩斯科夫说。
"As for the new political force that will come to power as a result of the elections, we wish to express our hope that its actions will also be constructively directed towards the further development of relations, and that these new political forces will understand that cooperation with Russia is in Serbia’s interests, because it benefits Serbia," said Peskov.
“我们将继续竭尽所能促进与贝尔格莱德的关系发展。但正如大家所知，舞蹈需要两人配合，”佩斯科夫补充。
"For our part, we intend to continue to do everything we can to foster the development of our relations with Belgrade. But, as you know, it takes two to tango," added Peskov.