Belgrade continues to disclaim deadly help to each Moscow and Kiev, the protection minister has stated
The report that Serbia is sending weapons to Ukraine is a “lie,” Protection Minister Milos Vucevic has stated. The assertion got here after Reuters cited a categorised Pentagon doc on Wednesday that claims Belgrade is dedicated to offering deadly help to Ukraine or has executed so already.
In accordance with the information company, the file was amongst a trove of US paperwork, together with intelligence reviews, that have been dumped on-line earlier this yr and lately unearthed by the media.
“We have now already denied these lies greater than ten occasions, and can do it once more. Serbia has not offered, nor will it promote weapons to both the Ukrainian or Russian facet, or to nations surrounding this battle,” Vucevic stated.
“There may be all the time a risk that some weapon will magically be present in a battle zone. But it surely has nothing to do with Serbia,” the minister added. “It’s a query for nations that don’t respect worldwide norms, contractual obligations, and enterprise practices.”
It’s apparent that somebody’s purpose is to destabilize our nation and drag it right into a battle we’re not collaborating in. We’re constantly following our established coverage [of non-involvement].
Serbia, which has historically maintained good relations with Moscow and is closely reliant on Russia vitality, has refused to impose any sanctions on the nation. Belgrade additionally broke ranks with many Western states by refusing to offer Kiev with army help.
In March, Serbian officers denied media reviews that Belgrade provided Ukraine with rockets for Soviet-made M-21 Grad a number of rocket launchers through Türkiye and Slovakia.
“We added a clause that it’s unimaginable to export ammunition that we gave to Türkiye with out our consent,” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated on the time.
