"EU would give us highest marks if there weren't for Russia"

"EU would give us highest marks if there weren't for Russia"

"The government of the Republic of Serbia, while I am at its helm - and you never know, maybe tomorrow I will not be - will not impose sanctions on the Russian Federation," he said.

The prime minister said that the Serbian government will have a very good relationship with the president and the government of the Russian Federation, "and will continue to develop them."

"We are grateful to the Russian Federation for the support provided to us," he stressed, speaking for Sputnik spoke about the struggle the country led to make sure the self-proclaimed Kosovo did not join UNESCO. He also spoke about "the silence of Brussels about Pristina's unwillingness to implement the agreement on the formation of the Community of Serbian Municipalities."

In the interview, which the Russian website will publish in its entirety on Friday, the prime minister also spoke about expectations from the EU, relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Serb Republic (RS), as well as other topics.

Speaking about Serbia's relations with Bosnia and the Serb entity, RS, he said that Serbia "has obligations under the Dayton agreement toward the RS."

"Serbia has special parallel ties with the RS. Serbia was able to, in accordance with that law on special parallel relations could, help Srebrenica, which is located in the territory of the RS and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Serbia wants stability in the RS. Serbia, in accordance with its capabilities, is taking care, and it is our job not to politically interfere, and whenever necessary, help the RS, without touching and destroying the Bosnia-Herzegovina state, because we, as you know, have never done that," Vucic said.

He recalled that he "told Bosnian officials that."

"We guarantee the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Bosnia-Herzegovina, but please do not touch the RS, because if we do not dream dreams about its secession, please do not dream dreams about its abolition," said Vucic.