{"id":57274,"date":"2023-07-14T09:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T07:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=57274"},"modified":"2023-07-14T09:47:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T07:47:01","slug":"vucic-sanctions-against-vulin-are-my-responsibility-for-not-punishing-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/vucic-sanctions-against-vulin-are-my-responsibility-for-not-punishing-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Vu\u010di\u0107: Sanctions against Vulin are my responsibility for not punishing Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 said that the United States\u2019 sanctions against the Director of the Security and Information Agency (BIA) Aleksandar Vulin, are his responsibility \u201cbecause I haven\u2019t imposed sanctions against Russia\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we were to impose sanctions against Russia, they wouldn\u2019t impose sanctions against Vulin. I am saying what I have been told, which is: impose sanctions against Russia and there won\u2019t be sanctions against anyone,\u201d Vu\u010di\u0107 said on Pink television on July 13.<\/p>\n<p>He did not indicate whether Vulin would be replaced as the head of the BIA. Vu\u010di\u0107 stated that the sanctions have nothing to do with arms or drugs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they provide any valid evidence, we will criminally prosecute Vulin. But there is nothing here, the situation with Russia is the problem,\u201d Vu\u010di\u0107 said.<\/p>\n<p>The US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions against Vulin on July 11. He is suspected of being involved in corrupt affairs and drug trafficking, as well as having connections with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the possibility of imposing sanctions against Russia, Vu\u010di\u0107 said that Serbia has so far \u201cresisted\u201d making that decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if we will be able to continue to abstain [from imposing sanctions against Russia],\u201d Vu\u010di\u0107 said.<\/p>\n<p>Serbia is one of the few countries in Europe that has not yet imposed sanctions on Russia due to its occupation of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why has Vulin been sanctioned?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The US Department of the Treasury has stated that Vulin has been involved in corrupt affairs to \u201cadvance his political agendas and personal interests at the expense of peace and stability in the Western Balkans\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to the US, Vulin is involved in transatlantic organized crime, illicit narcotics operations, and abuse of official duty. Vulin is also accused of \u201cadvancing\u201d corruption within Serbian government institutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has used public positions to support Russia, to facilitate Russia\u2019s malign activity that undermines the security and stability of the Western Balkans, and provides Russia a platform to further spread its influence in the region,\u201d the US Department of the Treasury statement said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 said that the United States\u2019 sanctions against the Director of the Security and Information Agency (BIA) Aleksandar Vulin, are his responsibility \u201cbecause I haven\u2019t imposed sanctions against Russia\u201d. \u201cIf we were to impose sanctions against Russia, they wouldn\u2019t impose sanctions against Vulin. 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