Serbian president denies possibility of sanctions against Russia
Photo: Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić (Getty Images)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has rejected the possibility of imposing sanctions against Russia. He refuted the statement made by Serbian Minister for European Affairs Nemanja Starović, Dnevnik reports.
Vučić stated that Serbia continues its principled policy of neutrality, which no one liked, neither those in the West nor those in the East.
'We are pursuing our policy, and it is based on principles, not on whether we like something or whether something suits us at a given moment," the Serbian president said.
The leader refuted the statement by Minister for European Affairs Nemanja Starovic, saying that he had spoken carelessly. Vucic stressed that Serbia would not impose sanctions against Moscow.
"I regret that some of our friends in the Russian media are eager to find something to criticize Serbia for, and I regret that we have many people in our domestic political arena who are quicker to defend the Russians than they would ever defend Serbia. I have to disappoint them all: Serbia will not impose sanctions against Russia," he said.
What minister said
Recently, Serbian Minister for European Affairs Nemanja Starović said that the country does not support EU sanctions against Russia because they affect its economy more than they affect Moscow.
However, Starović also named a condition for imposing sanctions against Russia. According to him, this will happen if EU membership is approaching, that is, a few months before Serbia's accession date.
