Vucic said that Scholz demanded that Serbia impose sanctions against Russia

Scholz asked Serbia to join EU sanctions against RUSSIA. The country has the status of a candidate for EU membership. According to the Serbian newspaper Evening News,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz demanded that Serbia impose sanctions against Russia similar to those imposed by the European Union (Belgrade is not a member of the union). Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced this at a joint press conference, RTV reports.

“We were talking about the political situation in the world, and Scholz very strongly, clearly and sharply asked Serbia to join the sanctions against Russia, that is, to support the restrictive measures that the EU has already taken against Russia,” the president said.

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Serbia is one of those countries that have not imposed sanctions against Russia. At the same time, she joined the UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine.

According to Vučić, Serbia will resist the imposition of sanctions against Russia to the last. He noted that the decision was not dictated by profit (Belgrade buys gas from Russia), but because of “an honest attitude towards itself” and respect for international law. The President also added that Serbia takes pride in not allowing either anti-Western or Russophobic behavior.

However, Serbia's position was criticized in a number of countries. In particular, Croatian Prime Minister Andrei Plenkovic said that “now is not the time to sit on two chairs” and Serbia “must be very careful [and decide] which side it chooses and supports if it has ambitions to join the EU.”

The European Parliament, according to the Serbian newspaper Vecherniye Novosti, is preparing a report on Serbia calling for sanctions against Russia. Serbia has the status of an EU candidate country. The draft report says MPs are urging her to immediately impose sanctions on Russia and express concern that she is "among the few European countries that have not followed the EU's position." In addition, the Serbian authorities must show readiness for reforms, "primarily in the field of the rule of law," the European Parliament noted.

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