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British MPs demand change in foreign policy towards Serbia

2025-05-13 21:43:55 / BOTA ALFA PRESS

British MPs demand change in foreign policy towards Serbia

More than 20 members of the British parliament have called for a significant change in the foreign policy approach towards Serbia following Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić's participation in the military parade in Moscow on May 9.

"Today I wrote a letter to the Foreign Secretary, calling for a major change in our foreign policy approach towards Serbia, following President Vučić's participation in the military parade in Moscow on May 9. The letter has also been signed by 25 other parliamentarians," British MP Emma Lewell wrote on the X network.

The letter, among other things, states that Serbia under Aleksandar Vučić has strengthened ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, "especially as the only candidate country for membership in the European Union that has not imposed any sanctions on Russia, despite the terrible crimes committed against Ukraine since 2014."

"Furthermore, President Vučić is attempting to destabilize Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the wider Balkan region, working closely with Putin's Russia, which aims to divert attention from its full-scale occupation of Ukraine," the letter to the British Foreign Secretary states.

The letter also notes that during Vučić's rule, Serbia has experienced a major democratic regression, with constant attacks on the media, political opposition and civil society, as well as widespread corruption, which has contributed to mass protests against his government in recent months.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on May 9, during a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, that Moscow "values ​​Serbia's independent and sovereign course in international affairs."

The bilateral meeting between Putin and Vucic in Moscow was their first official meeting more than three years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The European Union had expressed deep regret over the Serbian leadership's trip to Moscow and participation in marking Victory Day in World War II - an event that Russia, according to Brussels, exploits for propaganda purposes.

"Serbia is expected to demonstrate credible commitment to European values ​​​​and convince us of its strategic orientation towards the European Union," a European Commission spokesperson said in a written response to Radio Free Europe.

From Moscow, Vučić told reporters that Serbia will continue on its European path and added that "if anyone has to pay the price of this visit, it will be me, not the state."

Despite Brussels' warnings, authorities in Belgrade have continued to maintain close relations with Moscow./ REL

 

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