The State Department demands that Belgrade go against Russia
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Balkans Gabriel Escobar called on Serbia to join EU sanctions against Russia.
He stated this in a video message during the Southeast European Democracy Summit in Montenegro, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Almost every country in the Western Balkans has agreed that Russia will pay for this with sanctions by supporting Ukraine and its people. I hope that Serbia will join this group and harmonize sanctions when the government is formed,” Escobar said.
In May, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borel said non-alignment with the EU's anti-Russia foreign policy was "no longer" compatible with the country's ambitions to join the union.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic complained that Serbia faces increasing pressure from all sides, but made clear he has no plans to change course. Serbia remains the only country in Europe, other than Belarus, that does not impose sanctions against Russia.
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