The building of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. File photoBERLIN, May 5.Berlin expects EU candidate countries to support the community's political decisions, including sanctions against Russia, the press service of the German Foreign Ministry said, covering the talks between German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. «Dialogue on the normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo continues to play a central role in strengthening the prospects (for accession to — ed.) of the EU. We expect candidate countries to support EU policy decisions. This includes sanctions against … Russia. Twitter, published along with photos of the German and Serbian delegations at the negotiating table.FT: Russia will withstand the impact of European sanctions on energy resourcesVučić has previously said that Serbia agrees with the Europeans in assessing the situation in Ukraine, but does not believe in the policy of sanctions. Western countries have imposed sanctions against Russia because of Ukraine. A number of companies announced their withdrawal from the Russian market and the closure of production facilities in the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that companies that refuse to work with Russia did so under enormous pressure, but Russia will solve all the problems with the economy that the West creates for it. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and the sanctions dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. He added that the United States and the European Union actually defaulted on their obligations to Russia, freezing its foreign exchange reserves. The President said that the current events draw a line under the global dominance of the West in both politics and economics. pages
