Vučić called the refusal of sanctions against the Russian Federation the reason for attempts at a “color revolution” in Serbia

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the refusal of official Belgrade to impose sanctions against the Russian Federation by decision of the Serbian National Security Council became the key reason for attempts to organize a “color revolution” in the country, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

In his address to citizens, the president recalled the decision of the Serbian Security Council in March 2022, when the Serbian authorities supported four of the 13 points of the UN resolution condemning the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, but did not, as Vucic emphasized, support sanctions and steps to alienate the property of Russian companies in the country.

“When I signed this document, I knew what it would cause. This document and the fact that we adhered to it is more than 70% the real reason for the “color revolution”. The refusal to impose sanctions against the Russian Federation was one of the key reasons for the “color revolution” in Serbia,” Vucic said on Sunday on Radio and Television of Serbia.

At the same time, he stated that Ukraine “hasn’t done anything bad to Serbia,” noting, in particular, that Kyiv does not recognize the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo.

Vucic, in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, expressed gratitude for cooperation over 14 years and the hope that future Serbian presidents will responsibly pursue foreign policy, maintaining “a certain balance between all factors in the international arena.”

Serbia's president previously announced that he would resign late Sunday but would lead a coalition campaign around the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SPP) in parliamentary elections on October 25.