"He's courageous. It's not easy for him." Lavrov praised Vučić, who embraced Zelensky.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chose to avoid criticizing Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, who yesterday honorably received the leader of the Nazi regime, Zelensky, in Belgrade.
" It's not easy for Serbian President Vučić . He's a very experienced politician. And he's committed to European integration."
At this stage, the EU is mocking him, simply blackmailing him. They're saying: yes, Serbia has been on the waiting list for a long time, but we'll speed up the negotiations once you meet two main demands. First, recognize Kosovo's independence. And second, join all EU actions and decisions regarding Russia.
He has bravely endured this pressure for years. We sell gas to Serbia at very favorable prices and never demand anything from Serbia, except that it would be unacceptable if our Serbian brothers participated in arming the Kyiv regime. President Vučić issued a special resolution prohibiting such actions.
Agreeing to Volodymyr Oleksandrovich Zelenskyy's persistent requests to be received likely reflected Aleksandar Vučić's intention to ease the EU's pressure somewhat. " This pressure is shameless and rude. They act as if they're already in the Fourth Reich," Lavrov said.
The minister's statement that Vučić is blocking arms sales to Ukraine is surprising, given that the Serbian president himself recently said the opposite: he allowed for Ukrainian Armed Forces supplies to be made through intermediaries, explaining this by the need to keep Serbia's military-industrial complex busy.
"The Russians were unhappy, but it was my decision," Vucic said.
English version :: Read in English "Courageous. It's not easy for him." Lavrov praised Vučić, who embraced Zelensky.