If we want to talk about a
"warm" welcome, we can talk about the one done by Serbia to Russian president Putin. Really impressive (and it cannot be hidden):
Putin in Serbia: the EU candidate country welcomes ''our president''
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...candidate-country-welcomes-our-president.html
Serbia gives Putin imperial welcome
http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/serbia-gives-putin-imperial-welcome-309269
Putin's Visit to Serbia Strikes on European Leaders' Nerves
http://en.ria.ru/authors/20141016/1...erbia-Strikes-on-European-Leaders-Nerves.html
It is not easy for you, relationships among Slavs are very complex. Yes, Hey Slavs is very good anthem, and Tito tried brotherhood and unity of Southern Slavs.
Serbs are probably European nation has suffered heavily the most (relative to population) in the twentieth century, only in two world wars Serbs had three million victims (from Austrians, Germans, and collaborating Balkan nations). Yet today in Serbia you'll find a few Serbs who foster hatred towards Germans and Austrians, on the contrary, they are popular these days in Serbia.
Slavs are different story and you will never understand. These years, Serbs were mostly disappointed by Polish government, they couldn't believe that Polish government recognized Kosovo. And maybe in government of Czech Republic. For South Slavs people knew that governments are weak and under strong foreign impact.
Serbs are old European nation and huge number of Serbs want in European union. Europe's relationships with Serbia are relationships toward itself.
Serbia as Greece, Bulgaria etc. was 500 years under Ottoman Empire, Islamic rule and Sharia law, Serbs as Greeks, Bulgarians etc. were defending Europe from Islamic conquers, and centuries were allied with Austrians, Hungarians and others. And again, when some forces drawn Oropba and Andalus in Europe, Serbs will be on the parapet of the defense of Europe.
At Serbs there is pride that others find hard to understand. Serbs in Middle Ages, before the Ottomans, had developed country, the nobility, and people were unusually free for that time. So today, Serbs are naturally free and critical, and not courted as lackeys stronger from themselves.
So for Russians, people in Serbia are very critical. One of plus side is that Russians, as Chinese, Indians etc., have not recognized Kosovo. But there are minus sides, too.
Yes, parade was beautiful, and the reason is adorable, 70 years of liberation of Belgrade by Yugoslav People army and Soviet Red army. But behind scene is another story. Serbia have large import from Russia, but the country, once medium developed, after bombing and sanctions impoverished, and debts to the Russians is growing. Only bigger export from Serbia to Russia can reduce deficit and debts, but entering in Russian market is not easy for Serbian firms.
Serbia is quite impoverished, and in need of investment, the government is doing everything to attract investment from various parts of the world. Inconvenient when it comes to strong and powerful country, always intertwined business and politics, and some conditions. But it is reality.
I've already said, relationships between Slavs are very complex. Serbia can want good relationships with all Slavs but neutrality is difficult to achieve when there are opposed parties.
Personally I do not know Russian, and I do not read Russian websites, I little know the circumstances there. Perhaps the problems are different, and Balkans is very specific, probably if we think about Russia and beyond, probably Caucasus has most similarities with the Balkans. Balkans generally has a lot of problems, economic situation is difficult, Islamic state is close, and EU due to their circumstances, will not quickly accept Serbia and Montenegro, we will see further development.