Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said that Belgrade does not intend to impose sanctions on the Russian Federation for political, humanitarian and moral reasons, despite pressure from the European Union. The diplomat said this on the broadcast of the television channel. “TV Prova”.
Dacic recalled that Serbia had declared in the early days of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine that it condemned the “violation of the territorial integrity” of that country.
“However, for our political, economic, humanitarian, moral reasons, we cannot and will not participate in sanctions against the Russian Federation, as we were once victims of sanctions,” said the Serbian Foreign Minister. by the west.
The minister also said that Serbia takes a sensitive position in imposing sanctions on the Russian Federation, because the country has its own territorial integrity problems and helps protect Russia (we are talking about Russia’s failure to recognize the independence of Kosovo – ed.).
Serbia’s suspended Following the EU’s threat to suspend the visa-free regime for the Balkan country, it plans to provide passports to Russian and other foreign citizens who have lived and worked in the country for at least a year.
Prior to that, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on Happy TV declarationEvery representative of Western countries at the meeting demands that Belgrade impose sanctions on the Russian Federation.