Vucic in Prague: They made up that I said Croatia is to blame, it simply did what it's been doing for decades

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President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic will today participate in a summit in Prague, and he spoke from there to deny that he said Croatia was to blame for stopping Serbia's import of Russian oil via the Janaf pipeline. The president stressed that Croatia was only doing the work it has been doing for decades, and noted that he is very proud of the fact that Serbia is a free country, a freedom-loving country that makes its own decisions.

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The president also said that negotiations with the European Union would not be stopped.

"Croatia has been doing its job for decades, it is up to us to find responses to that in the future," said Vucic.

Vucic added that people made up that he said Croatia is to blame.

"It's not their fault, they're just doing their job, which they've been doing for decades, from 1941 on. Nothing has changed there. I don't blame them. Croatia is just doing its job, what it has been doing for 81 years. As far as we are concerned, I will talk about certain deep, strategic and important economic and political decisions," said Vucic.

When asked by journalists why he blames Croatia when we did not impose sanctions against Russia, the president repeated that he does not blame Croatia at all.

"I repeat, I do not blame Croatia at all. It was just doing its job, which it has been doing for 81 years. Why did your mind go to the NDH ("Independent State of Croatia")," Vucic wondered.

He said that Croatia itself boasted about this in its media.

"As far as we are concerned, we will have to find another way to pay a higher price (for oil). As for the sanctions, it is not you from Croatia, neither you nor your authorities who will conduct the policy of the Republic of Serbia. The policy of Serbia will be led by the citizens of Serbia through freely elected representatives and against all those who think they can impose their will on Serbia," stressed President Vucic and added that he is very proud of the fact that Serbia is a free country, a freedom-loving country, and one that it makes its own decisions:

"I'm going in honorably and I'm not particularly afraid of all those who are threatening Serbia, and as you can see, I'm going in calmly and easily and I'll answer everyone," the president said in Prague.

The president also said that there is no way that negotiations with the European Union could be stopped.

"No... no way... What, you think because of Croatia... My response will be responsible, polite, far-reaching..."

(Telegraf.rs)