Serb President Alexander Wytic said on Monday he “mistakefully” supported the UN resolution that denounced Russia for launching a war with Ukraine. Vucic said he actually wanted the Serbian UN delegation to refrain from voting.
It's very controversial The UN resolution led to a showdown between the Trump administration and Europe. The latter insisted on officially denouncement of Russia for launching a war, but the United States introduced competing resolutions calling for immediate peace in Ukraine without condemning the conflict.
UN General Assembly Resolution to condemn Russia for starting a war I passed Monday with votes between 93-18. The United States was one of 18 countries that voted against the resolution. Serbia, which has friendly ties with Moscow and opposes sanctions against Russia, surprised observers by voting in favor.
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Resolutions proposed by Ukraine and several European countries, It is outlined The global damage caused by Russian invasions has found its disapproval of the North Korean mercenary in Russia's service and called for a complete withdrawal from Russia's Ukrainian territory.
The competing resolution introduced by the United States to seek peace without denouncement of Russia was ultimately amended to refer to “a full-scale invasion of Russia's Ukraine.” Nevertheless, the second resolution also passed on Monday.
Those who appear to be Serbia's reversal may have been motivated by their desire to cultivate a better relationship with Ukraine. Vucic called Ukraine a “friendly country” and said that areas occupied by Russian forces, including Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014, should be considered sovereign Ukraine territory.
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Vucic immediately apologized to the Serbs for the UN vote.
“I think Serbia made a mistake today. I apologize to the public for that. I'm probably tired and burdened, and I'll blame myself for it,” he said. I said In an interview with Serbian media on Monday.
“As far as American resolutions are concerned, we voted as accurately as it should have been. We abstained. In my opinion, we should have abstained from the European resolutions,” he continued.
“As you can see, I say this when it's very clear that this will lose favours and political points in the EU. I believe Serbia had to abstain,” he concluded.
Russia's response to Vucic's apology was warmly welcomed.
“Of course we heard it. Of course we accepted it. In fact, there was a technical error, and of course, such a quick response from the head of state is very appealing to us,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.
