Belgrade is proud that it has not imposed sanctions against Russia and continues to fly.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic accused < Ukraine is disrupting flights to Russia with fake calls about mines.
“Today the pilot received a bomb report somewhere over Slovakia, but he continued to fly because we know the reports are false “,” Vucic said in an interview with TV Pink. principle “. At the same time, he complained that it is costly for Serbia not to impose sanctions on Russia.
In response, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko said such accusations were baseless.
. His allegations of Ukraine's involvement in reports of mines by Serbian airlines flying to Russia are untrue, “Nikolenko said.
He stressed that the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry was disappointed that Serbia had not yet joined. to the EU sanctions imposed on Russia for an unprovoked war against Ukraine.
“Tough sanctions and the unity of the democratic world can stop this war. We call on Belgrade to stand up for the truth and fully join in supporting Ukraine and upholding the values on which a united democratic Europe is founded, “Nikolenko said.
Serbia is known for its pro-Russian sentiments and does not join sanctions against RF. Read about the reasons in the article Volodymyr Tsybulnyk “Between Russia and the European Union: Two Chairs for Serbia”.
