After the Vučić-Putin Conversation, Brussels Asks Serbia to Align Its Policy with the EU
The European Union considers Serbia a reliable European partner that shares the same principles and values, said European institutions following the announcement that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Serbia is a candidate country and is negotiating its membership in the EU. This means that the country must align with the EU’s acquis communautaire, including harmonizing with the common foreign policy and restrictive measures against Russia,” reads the EU press release.
After his phone conversation with Putin, Vučić stated on March 7 that Moscow supports the elected institutions in Serbia and the Republika Srpska entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Serbian president said that he discussed the situation in Serbia and the region with his Russian counterpart, as well as other important issues, including reaching a new agreement for gas supplies with Russia and U.S. sanctions against Serbia’s oil industry (NIS).
Vučić also confirmed that his meeting with Putin in Moscow is scheduled for May 9.
In a video address posted on Instagram, Vučić said he discussed with the Russian president the “attempt for a colorful revolution in Serbia.”
This refers to the protests that have been ongoing for several months in Serbia, organized to demand accountability for the deaths of 15 people following the collapse of a concrete shelter at a railway station in Novi Sad.
So far, Serbia has resisted Western calls to impose sanctions on Moscow due to the invasion of Ukraine. Its EU accession negotiations have been stalled because of its ties with Russia and its failure to impose sanctions in line with the measures taken by the EU against Moscow due to the war in Ukraine, reports REL.
To date, the EU has imposed 16 sanction packages on Russia.The European Union considers Serbia a reliable European partner that shares the same principles and values, said European institutions following the announcement that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Serbia is a candidate country and is negotiating its membership in the EU. This means that the country must align with the EU’s acquis communautaire, including harmonizing with the common foreign policy and restrictive measures against Russia,” reads the EU press release.
After his phone conversation with Putin, Vučić stated on March 7 that Moscow supports the elected institutions in Serbia and the Republika Srpska entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Serbian president said that he discussed the situation in Serbia and the region with his Russian counterpart, as well as other important issues, including reaching a new agreement for gas supplies with Russia and U.S. sanctions against Serbia’s oil industry (NIS).
Vučić also confirmed that his meeting with Putin in Moscow is scheduled for May 9.
In a video address posted on Instagram, Vučić said he discussed with the Russian president the “attempt for a colorful revolution in Serbia.”
This refers to the protests that have been ongoing for several months in Serbia, organized to demand accountability for the deaths of 15 people following the collapse of a concrete shelter at a railway station in Novi Sad.
So far, Serbia has resisted Western calls to impose sanctions on Moscow due to the invasion of Ukraine. Its EU accession negotiations have been stalled because of its ties with Russia and its failure to impose sanctions in line with the measures taken by the EU against Moscow due to the war in Ukraine, reports REL.
To date, the EU has imposed 16 sanction packages on Russia.
