Vucic: I will not change policy on Russia sanctions

BRUSSELS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Brussels on Tuesday evening he would not change Belgrade's policy of not introducing sanctions against Russia.

Asked by reporters if imposing the sanctions was the EU's condition for opening Cluster 3 in the accession talks with Serbia, he said meeting the set conditions was important for Serbia but that he would not change the policy on that issue.

"If we introduced sanctions on Russia, all doors would be open to us, if we introduced the sanctions and recognised Kosovo as independent, anything would be possible, but we are not interested, and I will not change the policy that we have adopted. So far, it has proved to be a good policy and I do not care what anyone is going to criticise me for," Vucic said, adding that he had been in politics for too long to change his beliefs under pressure from anyone.