Serbian President Aleksandar VucicBELGRADE, Mar 11Citizens of Serbia who go abroad to participate in an armed conflict in Ukraine or in other countries will be severely punished by law, President Aleksandar Vucic said during the visit of German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock. Burbock is on a visit to Belgrade on Friday. According to Vučić, they discussed the situation in the region and what is happening in Ukraine, Belgrade's support for the UN General Assembly (GA) resolution condemning the Russian operation. The Serbian leader said that he tried to «explain the position of our country» in a conversation with the German minister.Vučić urged Serbia not to distance itself against the backdrop of Russia's operation in Ukraine»As for the volunteers in the conflict zone in Ukraine, since both sides called for volunteers, according to the criminal law of the Republic of Serbia, which we will tighten, it is punishable to participate in any conflicts that are not the protection of the territorial the integrity of Serbia. Anyone who thinks that it is necessary to participate in any wars, we will strictly, in accordance with the law and the constitution, punish,» the Serbian leader emphasized at a joint press conference. In an address to citizens on March 2, Vučić said, that the Serbian authorities supported 4 of the 13 points of the UN resolution condemning the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, those that do not imply sanctions and do not plan to alienate the property of Russian companies in the country. According to him, the crisis due to hostilities in Ukraine is having a dramatic impact on Serbia, which has come under enormous foreign policy pressure. assured that Serbia would not impose sanctions against RussiaRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, the civilian population is not in danger. With the support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But there is no question of the occupation of Ukraine, the Russian President emphasized. Who is going to fight in Ukraine
