site.btaSerbian President Vucic Says His Country Was Wrong to Support European Resolution on Ukraine before UN

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Serbia had made a mistake by supporting the European resolution on Ukraine, which was adopted on Monday by the UN General Assembly.

Vucic stressed that his country should have abstained during the vote and apoligized to his fellow citizens, Serbian media reported.

"I think Serbia made a mistake today (Monday). I apologize to the citizens of Serbia and I take the blame for this because I am probably tired and I cannot do everything," Vucic told Serbia's National TV Channel Happy.

The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution drafted by Ukraine and its European allies on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The resolution reaffirmed support for Ukraine and its territorial integrity and demanded that Moscow "immediately, fully and unconditionally" withdraw its armed forces from Ukrainian territory, calling for a cessation of hostilities.

Vucic said that he did not manage to read the latest versions of the resolution because he had too many documents on his desk.

The Serbian President added that he is aware that he will suffer a lot of criticism for his position at the moment, but he believes that as a head of state he has the right to an opinion and should express it.

In his words, Serbia did the right thing when it abstained on the resolution on Ukraine proposed by the United States of America and should have done so on the resolution proposed by the European countries.

"I don't think we should please any power, neither the Russians, nor the Americans, nor anyone else," Vucic said.

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin said Monday night that Foreign Minister Marko Djuric should take responsibility for "the shame inflicted on us and bear all the political consequences".