Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Archive photoMOSCOW, 11 Jun. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić ignored German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's attempts to pressure Belgrade into joining sanctions against Russia, Reuters told Reuters.
"As for sanctions, we have a different position. <…> We remember the sanctions (against Serbia. — Ed.) and do not consider them effective", the Serbian leader said at a press conference.
He stressed that Serbia is in a difficult situation: Brussels must take into account that Belgrade and Moscow have a special relationship. Since June 10, the German Chancellor has been touring the Western Balkans. In Belgrade, he “clearly and sharply” demanded to join the anti-Russian sanctions, and also stated that in order to join the EU, Serbia must recognize Kosovo. Vučić, for his part, noted that Belgrade hears the demand to recognize Kosovo for the first time. Until now, it was about the normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, but no one has ever said international recognition, the Serbian president added. why sanctions against Russia «sobered up» Washington