Russia-Ukraine War: Serbia President reiterates to remain neutral & not join NATO

While dressing an election rally of Serbian Progressive Party in Backa Palanka on Sunday, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said that Serbia will hold on to its military neutral position and will continue to remain out of rth Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). 

"Someone says: "Never say never, maybe we will join NATO someday." But I say: we don't need to join NATO. I think Serbia should remain militarily neutral, protect its military neutrality and develop its army," Serbian President said as quoted by Russian news ncy TASS.

Vucic who is running for second term, apprised that he stregned Serbian army, unlike his rivals running for presidential race, who destroyed army. "We are strengning our army in order to defend our sky, our land, ourselves and never depend on anyone except our people. This is our policy," he stressed.

Serbia continues on its stand on remaining Military Neutral

Serbia has reiterated country's position on remaining military neutral amid  Russia-Ukraine war and also on stand of t joining military alliance NATO. Serbia's Internal Affairs Minister Aleksandar Vulin, earlier in October 2021 h stated, "As long as Serbia is led by President Vucic and as long I remain in security structure, Serbia will t become a NATO member state, we will remain strictly committed to maintaining our military neutrality.” 

He ded, “Serbia will never support Russia sanctions or anti-Russia hysteria. History has shown that Russophobia always involves Serbophobia. We have never seen anyone attack Russia and t attack Serbia at same time. It longer depends on us, this is just a pattern.”

Meanwhile, on Sunday, Serbia's President anunced reducing number of flights for Moscow to one flight a day. He came under intense criticism over  country's national carrier AirSerbia doubling number of flights after war in Ukraine. Serbia, by increasing number of seats for Russia igred European Union-wide ban.  

“Serbia is only one in Europe with an open sky to Russia,” Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzheppar tweeted. “Making money on (Ukrainian) blood is unworthy of an EU candidate country,” as reported by AP.

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