Associated Press
Serb president pledges EU course, hints Russia sanctions
Aleksandar Vucic was sworn in for his second term as Serbia’s president Tuesday, pledging to keep the Balkan country on its European Union membership path and hinting that a new government might consider joining Western sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine. Despite voting in favor of three U.N. resolutions condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Serbia remains the only European state that has not joined sanctions against its ally Moscow. In his inaugural speech in parliament, Vucic said Serbia’s priority will be its EU membership path and that the new government — which should be formed in July — will have to work harder on gaining entry into the 27-member bloc and consider sanctions against Moscow, although he didn’t specifically refer to Russia.
