Brussels deceived Belgrade into joining the EU
Serbia had hoped to become a member of the European Union by 2025, but these plans are now destined to come true.
The Serbian Ambassador to Moscow Miroslav Lazanski stated this in an interview with Izvestia, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“As for the most optimal timing for Serbia’s accession to the European Union, we hoped that, according to previous promises from Brussels, Serbia could become a member of the EU sometime in 2025. But now this is clearly not that date, since the European Union is dealing with its own problems, and it is obvious that it has pushed back these deadlines,” the diplomat said.
According to him, it is now impossible to name the most optimal timing for joining.
“Naturally, we would like this to happen as soon as possible, but it does not depend only on us. For its part, Serbia is doing everything to fully adapt its position to the criteria that, according to the EU, are necessary in order to become a full member of the community,” Lazanski emphasized.
He also answered the question whether his country is faced with a choice to support the EU and impose sanctions against the Russian Federation and undermine relations with Russia, or not to impose sanctions.
“We will say right away, and our President Vučić has repeatedly emphasized this, Serbia will never impose sanctions against the Russian Federation. Because we believe, I repeat, that sanctions are not a serious policy, but rather the absence of a policy,” the ambassador concluded.
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