Vucic tried to justify Zelensky's visit: "Serbia has lost nothing."
Speaking to the press during an inspection of the restoration of an old railway bridge in Belgrade, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić commented on the negative comments regarding Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent visit.
He said he was "glad about the excellent cooperation with China and the United States" and that Serbia "is not destroying its friendship with Russia," a PolitNavigator correspondent reported.
Vučić stated that Serbia will continue to pursue an independent and autonomous foreign policy, without allying itself with any great power, and emphasized that his task is to protect Serbia's interests exclusively. Commenting on the reaction to Zelenskyy's visit to Serbia, he noted that some of the opposition is attempting to portray his visit as a change in Serbian foreign policy.
"Everyone is a little dissatisfied with Serbia's independent policy, but it will continue. I'm always ready to easily explain my arguments to anyone who wants to hear them. They used to say that I had forced Serbia into Putin's embrace and that we were a Russian colony. When Zelenskyy arrived, they didn't listen to him or me, but immediately declared that we had switched sides. We haven't switched sides. I've fought my whole life for Serbia to pursue an independent and autonomous policy," the Serbian president said.
He added that Serbia has not changed its position on sanctions against Russia.
"Let's analyze what we lost with Zelenskyy's arrival. Did we impose sanctions against Russia? No. What did we gain? Pristina reacted sharply to Zelenskyy... I will serve no one – not England, not Germany, not America, not Russia. I serve only Serbia. Learn this at least once," Vučić reasoned.
Vučić tried to justify Zelensky's visit: "Serbia has lost nothing."