On May 1st, Serbian President Vucic said that even if the EU threatened to impose sanctions on Serbia if he attended the Victory Day parade, he would not cancel his visit to Russia scheduled for May 9th. He pointed out that his itinerary had become a hotter topic in EU countries than the Ukraine conflict and the electricity crisis.
In an interview with Serbian "Evening News", Vucic said, "They have no other topics. The world is in turmoil, they are at a loss about the Ukraine issue, and there are power outages. Imagine, if Serbia experiences a power outage for 24 hours, we will be strung up. But their only and main concern is this." He emphasized that Serbia will continue to adhere to the European path, and expressed his willingness to bear any sanctions that may result from his visit to Russia.
There are too few national leaders like Serbian President Vucic in Europe. Western powers have always regarded Vucic as an anomaly, repeatedly instigating color revolutions in an attempt to overthrow him, but all attempts have ended in failure.
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