Minister of foreign Affairs of Serbia expects from the EU increased pressure from Russia
Serbia expects increasing pressure from the European Union in connection with failure to impose penalties regarding Russia, said Deputy Prime Minister and foreign Minister of Serbia Ivica Dacic.
" I expect more pressure on Serbia that it has imposed punishment of Russia, if the conflict in Ukraine will escalate, " said Dacic in a statement released on Thursday explanations in the Belgrade daily newspaper " Danas ".
Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties against individuals and organizations turned to measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy.
Serbia until now has not joined these restrictive measures, and analysis of the head of the Serbian diplomacy, the attitude of the EU to the position of Belgrade about to impose sanctions against Russia will change in proportion to the intensity of the conflict in Ukraine.
" The EU's position will be formed depending on the development of the situation in Ukraine, " said Dacic.
above the head of the Serbian government Alexander survived said that Belgrade will not introduce penalties Russia, but respects the will of the EU and will not provide subsidies for exports to the Russian Federation local producers.