I am convinced that your better future lies in Europe. The UK stands ready to support processes that maintain the stability, security and prosperity of your region, together with its former EU partners and other like-minded countries
Where does Vučić's address to the European Union with tabloid vocabulary and the appointment of Vulin as director of the BIA lead? One thing is certain - the country is facing a series of defeats in which its president will present himself as the winner every time
"There is no deadline given to Belgrade to impose sanctions on Russia, but the issue is attracting a lot of attention in European capitals, in the European Parliament and in general in Brussels"
Western pressure on Belgrade has led to a certain change in the attitude of Serbian leaders, so Belgrade is preparing to impose sanctions on Moscow, writes the Russian newspaper "Komersant".
Because of the stance on sanctions against Russia, Serbia's reputation in Europe has not been worse since 1999, it is further from the European Union than ever and could find itself in international isolation
The media and politicians in the West adhere to the conspiracy theory according to which Vladimir Putin, through Aleksandar Vučić, is letting asylum seekers into the European Union in order not to destabilize it. That theory is so stupid that it cannot make sense to anyone. But the goal of pressure on Serbia is something completely different - the introduction of sanctions against Russia
The author of the report of the Committee for Foreign Policy of the European Parliament on the enlargement of the European Union, Tonino Picula, said that the EP does not ask for the suspension of negotiations with Serbia, but conditions their continuation with the introduction of sanctions against Moscow. Vulin talks about the "wickedness of the Ustasha"
As much as Slobodan Milošević was respected as a "factor of peace and stability", so is Vučić as a regional leader. Whether Serbia has imposed sanctions on Russia or not, only the damage is certain. An opportunity to miss an opportunity is not missed again
Can you imagine that after Olaf Scholz's statement that Serbia must recognize Kosovo, Vučić says that Germany has only been doing its job since April 6, 1941
After more than three decades, the same people again seem not to understand what is happening outside the borders of the Serbian world. That great world is at a historical crossroads, torn apart after Russia's attack on Ukraine, is being looked at through the crosshairs. The conflict until complete exhaustion or destruction will last a long time, and those who remain between the front lines will be crushed
Many in the European Union did not understand why the Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia is going to Moscow for talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Besides Belarus, Serbia is the only European country that has not imposed sanctions on Russia
According to Demostat findings from June this year, only a third of Serbian citizens would support Serbia's entry into the European Union, while 51 percent are against it. As many as 80 percent oppose the introduction of sanctions against Russia
"Vučić will create an opposition for himself, perhaps stronger than he ever had. It will probably also be supported from outside, from Russia. Russia is not popular or present in the media and on the social and political scene, not only indirectly, but also directly. On the other hand, liberal-democratic institutions were destroyed for a whole decade, and the so-called The other Serbia was moved to the margins. Therefore, it should not be surprising that today there is no strong Western opposition and that the opposition is very different in terms of its relationship to the West and Russia. The paradox is that in that situation, many in the West will ask Vučić, who has been criticized for ruling with a firm hand, to deal with the pro-Russian opposition even harder than he dealt with the pro-Western opposition. They will no longer be bothered by an increase in authoritarianism or ignoring the 'people's will'"
The dry, one-sided question "Are you in favor of imposing sanctions on the Russian Federation" that was asked by the New Serbian Political Thought in a public opinion survey and received the answer that over 80 percent of Serbian citizens are against it, is as relevant as the fact that you asked "whether tomorrow in war to defend the Russian Federation". Research that confirms pro-Russian attitudes measures the emotions of the population, and does not, of course, deal with where citizens have such attitudes and does not raise the question of the consequences of not imposing sanctions on Russia.
The longer Serbia delays the decision whether to impose sanctions on Russia or not, the less it can count on the support of both Russia and the West. At the end of the day, no matter what Vučić decides, he will be an unreliable partner for both, who is looked upon with suspicion. The longer Serbia insists on the principles of not imposing sanctions on Russia, the more unprincipled will be its possible alignment with the West.
How the Russian ambassador Aleksandar Bocan-Kharchenko told Aleksandar Vučić that he may have a problem that no one in Europe has
The democratic world is united in measures against Russia, which is waging a brutal war against Ukraine, and Serbia will have to decide whether it will be part of the free or non-democratic world. That was more or less the message of the American senators to the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić
