Serbia will not jeopardise its national interests by joining western sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, according to the country’s re-elected president, who also defended his country’s purchase of a Chinese missile system despite EU objections.
Aleksandar Vucic said in an interview that Belgrade would not “choose sides” despite EU calls for countries seeking membership to side with Brussels in tightening economic penalties against President Vladimir Putin.
Serbia, a candidate for EU membership, has long had strong political, economic and security ties with Russia, which also supplies gas and backed Belgrade’s refusal to recognise independence for its former province Kosovo.
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