Revolt within the Belgrade government, the Serbian minister urgently demands sanctions against Russia

The Minister of Economy, Rade Basta, urgently requests that Serbia impose sanctions on the Russian Federation due to the war started in Ukraine. "Our country is already paying a high price for not imposing sanctions on Russia, and this is becoming unaffordable. As the Minister of Economy, I cannot accept how much pressure is being put on the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vu?i?, and we are silent", he writes in an open letter, asking other ministers to openly express their position on this issue. . Basta added that the refusal to sanction Russia was done in the hope that the conflict would end quickly, but emphasizes that the reality is that the war does not need an end and the voice of reason has run out. "Small countries always suffer in the conflict of the big ones and because of the global turmoil, Serbia faces terrible pressures", warns Minister Basta. The United Party, part of the governing coalition, has distanced itself from the call of its deputy. Regarding this issue, but also others, it is expected that the Serbian president, Aleksandër Vucic, will deliver a speech to the nation on Thursday. The next meeting between the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia, under the mediation of the European Union, will be held on March 18 in Ohrid. The focus of the talks will be the roadmap for the implementation of the agreement on the path towards the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia, for which Vucic and Kurti, according to the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borell, agreed on February 27 in Brussels. Regarding this issue, but also others, it is expected that the Serbian president, Aleksandër Vucic, will deliver a speech to the nation on Thursday. The next meeting between the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia, under the mediation of the European Union, will be held on March 18 in Ohrid. The focus of the talks will be the roadmap for the implementation of the agreement on the path towards the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia, for which Vucic and Kurti, according to the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borell, agreed on February 27 in Brussels. Regarding this issue, but also others, it is expected that the Serbian president, Aleksandër Vucic, will deliver a speech to the nation on Thursday. The next meeting between the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia, under the mediation of the European Union, will be held on March 18 in Ohrid. The focus of the talks will be the roadmap for the implementation of the agreement on the path towards the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia, for which Vucic and Kurti, according to the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borell, agreed on February 27 in Brussels.