At the end of April, the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, announced his departure to Moscow for the Victory over Fascism Day. What kind of reactions are coming from the European Union, and what kind of reactions are coming from the Russian Embassy in Serbia
As a guest on Pink TV, the president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić confirmed on April 23 that he would go to Moscow on May 9 to mark the Victory Day over Fascism in The Second World War.
"I said eight months ago that I would go to Moscow and I will go to Moscow. I will probably be the only one who will go to Moscow, because other organizations cannot take the risk. I don't want the government of Djura Matsuto to pay the price, I want him to have the opportunity to work with the European Union properly and that no one can tell him anything," said Vučić.
On the occasion of his departure, the European Union also announced. Namely, European Commission spokesman Markus Lammert said on Friday (May 2) that the EU wants to count on Serbia and that the country needs to confirm its strategic direction towards the EU, N1 reports.
"The EU is clear to everyone, including Serbia, that relations with Russia cannot be normal while the war is ongoing," said Lammert.
He repeated that sentence after an additional question and added that he did not want to speculate on the possible consequences.
"Serbia has applied for membership. The EU wants to count on Serbia as a reliable European partner when it comes to common principles, values, security and progress. It is necessary for Serbia to confirm its strategic direction. We were crystal clear to all our partners, including the candidate countries, including Serbia: relations with Russia cannot be normal, while Putin's regime is in power and in the shadow of an unprovoked and unjustified Russian war and aggression against Ukraine," he said.
Vučević: It is important that Vučić is going to Moscow
President of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Miloš Vučević, in a guest appearance on TV Prva, said that it is important that Vučić, despite great pressure, will attend the Victory over Fascism Parade in Moscow on May 9 because, as he pointed out, Serbia belongs there.
"It's not to spite anyone, but Serbia, as the successor and the one that bore the greatest burden (of the fight against fascism) in Yugoslavia, was on the side of freedom and justice, always against fascism and Nazism. We paid a huge price for that, along with the Russian and Soviet peoples," he said.
Ambassador of Russia on Vučić's departure to Moscow
Russian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandar Bocan-Kharchenko said that regarding the European Union's pressure on Belgrade regarding the planned trip of President Aleksandar Vučić to Moscow to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the great victory, it is "political arrogance and disrespect for the principle of the independence of states", reports Politika.
"But Serbia is already largely resistant to that and capable of withstanding such incredible pressure. We start from the fact that Aleksandar Vučić made a decision to go to Moscow and because of his beliefs, he will not change it. For him, this is a sacred matter and a matter of honor," concluded Bocan-Harchenko.
Source: N1/Politika/Vreme
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