Envoy: Ukraine expects Serbia to condemn Putin’s recognition of Donetsk, Luhansk

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"If you do nothing, they (Russians) will go on and on," Oleksandr Alexandrovich, the outgoing Ukrainian ambassador to Serbia told N1 on Tuesday, adding that "only strong resistance can stop Putin," and recalling a proverb in Russian: 'When you put your finger in a bear's mouth, it will bite your whole hand."

Speaking about Serbia and its attitude towards the current crisis, he said he expected Belgrade to condemn Monday’s decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognise Donetsk and Luhansk, the pro-Russian parts of Ukraine.

„I agree with President (Aleksandar) Vucic, who said that these events are destroying the entire political and security architecture in the world. I would add that the Russian Federation is the only country that is destroying that security architecture,“ Alexandrovich said.

He recalled that since the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, Russia had a clear obligation to „never use its power against Ukraine’s political independence“ and „will not use any weapons against Ukraine,“ which Moscow, as the ambassador said, „had repeatedly violated.“

Alexandrovich added the situation from 20 years ago in the Balkans and the current in Ukraine could not be compared, as the media in Serbia often did.

„I understand it is sometimes difficult for the Serbs to comprehend after experiencing (1999 NATO) bombing (over Kosovo) and Ukraine was against that. But let’s not compare those two situations. In this case, the aggressor is only one country, the Russian Federation,“ he said.

Speaking about Serbia and its actions, he thanked Vucic, who had several times said that Serbia respected the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, just as Ukraine recognised the integrity of Serbia, including Kosovo.

„But it is important to take the next step. Putin’s move is directed against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. That is why Ukraine and the Ukrainian people expect Serbia to condemn that y move by the Russian Federation,“ the Ukrainian ambassador reiterated.

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