Serbian Defence Minister Milos Vucevic said that Belgrade has no plans to impose anti-Russian sanctions even under the condition of EU membership.
Milos Vucevic said that Serbia’s strategic goal is to become a full member of the EU, but despite this, the government has no plans to harm the existing relations with Russia.
“Serbia must become a full member of the European Union, <…> this is our strategic commitment,” he told Politika.
The politician added that despite the plans, Serbia will not forget its kinship with Russia and will not spoil the established partnership relations. According to him, Serbia will continue to engage with China, India, Africa and the Arab world, but will continue to maintain a position of neutrality regarding military relations and will not get involved with military alliances, including NATO.
Earlier, in November, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin is aware of the external pressure Serbia is experiencing, but despite this, Belgrade and Moscow have built special, developing ties.
Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that he was proud of maintaining open channels of communication with the Russian Federation. He noted that Hungary pursues an open policy, which differs from the dominant direction in the countries of Europe.