{"id":34761,"date":"2022-04-21T18:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=34761"},"modified":"2022-04-21T18:51:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:51:55","slug":"serbia-will-not-impose-sanctions-on-russia-says-vucic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/serbia-will-not-impose-sanctions-on-russia-says-vucic\/","title":{"rendered":"Serbia will not impose sanctions on Russia, says Vucic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSerbia will not jeopardize its national interest by joining sanctions imposed by Western countries on Russia due to the war in Ukraine\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>These were the words used by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic when asked about his country\u2019s stance on Russia, in an interview for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/0041d1a9-7fbd-4ea3-8176-e8b7d99e4a92\">Financial Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vucic said Belgrade won\u2019t \u2018pick a side\u2019, despite the EU urging the Western Balkan country to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do have some sort of protection from Russia. 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