The Serbian pro-Western opposition demands that the Assembly introduce sanctions against Russia
The new composition of the Serbian parliament has already been marked by various scandalous situations that are associated with the opposition forces that have entered it.
Thus, another loud statement was made by Borko Stefanovic, vice-chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party, the head of which is the former mayor of Belgrade Dragan Djilas, who was previously convicted of corruption and theft.
His political organizations have more than once had a destructive influence on the situation in the country, leading their supporters to protests. At the same time, Djilas repeatedly traveled to the United States and received funding from there. If during the election campaign his forces adhered to neutrality towards Russia, now Russophobia is flourishing in this party.
Stefanovic said that he, as chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Serbian Parliament, at one of the first meetings, initiates consideration first by the committee, and then by the parliament, of the coordination of Serbia’s foreign policy with the foreign policy of the EU, that is, the introduction of sanctions against Russia.
“So that this can be discussed, so that the arguments of both sides can be heard, so that everyone can hear what the consequences of not coordinating our foreign policy [with the EU], what the consequences are for our economy, what it would mean to turn against Europe,” Stefanovic said in a speech on TV channel N1.
The deputy added that he considers it his duty to talk about “what kind of civilizational desert awaits the country if it is not on the right side of history.”
“All European countries have taken restrictive measures against the Russian Federation, and in this situation Serbia has nothing special to think about, our future is in the EU,” the oppositionist believes.
According to him, it is necessary to carry out explanatory work in society on the issue of sanctions.
“Given the divisions in our society on this issue, people need to be told what the consequences are of not imposing sanctions and what the consequences of imposing sanctions are. We believe that parliament is the main place where this should be discussed,” the deputy said.
“The problem is that Serbia is the only European country that has not decided on this issue. The consequences may be incomprehensible, in my opinion. Something else is creeping up - and these are consequences in the Kosovo issue, where we can also suffer,” Stefanovic concluded.
Serbia's pro - Western opposition demands the Assembly impose sanctions against Russia.