Previously opposed to sanctioning Moscow, President Aleksandar Vucic has come under intense pressure from Washington to relent


Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said that he will issue a statement on possible anti-Russia sanctions early next month, but will be guided by “the interests of Serbia” alone. Vucic has vehemently opposed penalizing Moscow for its offensive in Ukraine, but has come under pressure from the US to change his stance.

“As for us and the imposition of sanctions, I will talk about this more and more thoroughly on May 6,” Vucic told reporters at a military expo near Belgrade on Saturday, according to RIA Novosti. While acknowledging that he has been under pressure from unnamed politicians to acquiesce to the West’s sanctions regime, Vucic added that “our policy should be a policy of responsibility, a policy of development for Serbia, which will think about the interests of Serbia at every moment.”

From the outset of the conflict in Ukraine, Vucic has sought to maintain relations with both the West and Russia. Although Serbia voted for a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s military operation, Vucic later said that he was blackmailed into doing so, with his country threatened with energy sanctions if it refused

However, Vucic has since categorically refused to sanction Moscow. After being re-elected with 58% of the vote earlier this month, he stated that banning the import of Russian oil and gas would cripple the Serbian economy, and imposing sanctions would be “immoral and inefficient,” citing the hardship his own country suffered under EU, UN and US sanctions in the 1990s.

However, shortly after Vucic’s electoral victory, a trio of US senators visited Belgrade in a bid to win the president over to the West’s side. “We understand Serbia has a long cultural and economic history with Russia,” Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat, told reporters after meeting with Vucic. “But this is a moment where there is great risk if we…don’t send a united message about the consequences of Russia’s behavior in Ukraine.”

Murphy added that the US would continue to support Serbia’s path to joining the European Union, a path that likely depends on siding with the West against Moscow.

Serbia is a traditional ally of Russia, and anti-Western and particularly anti-NATO sentiment runs high in the country. NATO forces waged an air war against Serbia on behalf of Kosovan separatists in 1999, paving the way for UN peacekeepers to occupy Kosovo, severing the province from Serbia.

As such, even Vucic’s decision to join the UN vote condemning Russia in February led to a thousands-strong pro-Russia protest on the streets of Belgrade.

“I don't care about either Western or Eastern embassies. I don't care about the Americans, or the Russians, or the Europeans, or anyone else. I will make decisions in accordance with the interests of the Republic of Serbia,” Vucic said on Saturday.


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Serbia must turn against Russia by fire by force.We must comand Serbia to align with us.The US must comand virtually every country, dominate and promote their ideology everywhere.

VictorUSA:
Serbia must turn against Russia by fire by force.We must comand Serbia to align with us.The US must comand virtually every country, dominate and promote their ideology everywhere.

Why? Na who like suffer? Will the U.S save them from the current inflation and hardship?

VictorUSA:
Serbia must turn against Russia by fire by force.We must comand Serbia to align with us.The US must comand virtually every country, dominate and promote their ideology everywhere.

SLAVE MENTALITY

U ARE DEMOCRATIC WEN U DO WAT U.S.A WANTS OTHERWISE U PAY DEARLY FOR STANDING UR GROUND.

HOME OF THE BRAVE, LAND OF THE FREE INDEED, WEN U'RE BRAVE ENUF 2 WALK UP 2 UR FELLOW MAN & U FEEL FREE 2 Bleep HIS BUTTHOLE. DATS DEMO-CRAZY

Serbia that NATO bombed to smithereens? Serbians know they will always stand with Russia. Ordinary UN vote against Russia, they protested in front of their Presidential Palace. Vucic is smart, he will make the right decision for his people.

VictorUSA:
Serbia must turn against Russia by fire by force.We must comand Serbia to align with us.The US must comand virtually every country, dominate and promote their ideology everywhere.

Young man, stop this mental slavery. Those guys are arseholes.

Learn.

VictorUSA:
Serbia must turn against Russia by fire by force.We must comand Serbia to align with us.The US must comand virtually every country, dominate and promote their ideology everywhere.

Same USA has been exposed of still increasing her oil and gas import from Russia this morning.

Drenimarcus:
Serbia that NATO bombed to smithereens? Serbians know they will always stand with Russia. Ordinary UN vote against Russia, they protested in front of their Presidential Palace. Vucic is smart, he will make the right decision for his people.

Because of Serbia, Russia empire came to WW1
Over 1M Russians have dead defending Serbians for that pass over 200 years.
Russia defend Serbians against Ottoman Empire,
German and Hungary empire

seunny4lif:

Because of Serbia, Russia empire came to WW1
Over 1M Russians have dead defending Serbians for that pass over 200 years.
Russia defend Serbians against Ottoman Empire,
German and Hungary empire

Exactly. Those guys will tear Vucic if he does anything silly. Even Hungarians were out today in their numbers to support Russia.

Was watching on WION today that Saudi family has started selling their assets and has sold $600M already and counting.

seunny4lif:

Same USA has been exposed of still increasing her oil and gas import from Russia this morning.

They ramp up import of Russian oil has connection to what I said.

Drenimarcus:


Exactly. Those guys will tear Vucic if he does anything silly. Even Hungarians were out today in their numbers to support Russia.

Was watching on WION today that Saudi family has started selling their assets and has sold $600M already and counting.

Irish energy suppliers increased gas and oil price today again as fear of Russia cut off gas supply to EU goes up as Irish get gas and oil from UK and UK get it from Russia and Germany.
Bulgaria government got theirselves to blame for the gas and oil crisis because they have the opportunity of get South stream pipeline but instead blowed to USA and EU pressured and Russia went ahead with Turk stream pipeline, and Turkey becomes the new gas and oil hub along side Germany for Russia gas and oil.

seunny4lif:

Irish energy suppliers increased gas and oil price today again as fear of Russia cut off gas supply to EU goes up as Irish get gas and oil from UK and UK get it from Russia and Germany.
Bulgaria government got theirselves to blame for the gas and oil crisis because they have the opportunity of get South stream pipeline but instead blowed to USA and EU pressured and Russia went ahead with Turk stream pipeline, and Turkey becomes the new gas and oil hub along side Germany for Russia gas and oil.

They will learn. Russia will take her goods to Asia and Asia will prosper while EU will buy US expensive LNG. Leave them, their eyes go clear soon.