Serbian President Alexander Vucic while speaking to Radio Television of Serbia, a public broadcaster of Serbia, confirmed about same and said that his country voted to suspend Russia's membership in the Council in view of the threats of facing sanctions and rising western pressure. "People asked why we didn't vote against or didn't abstain from voting. However, if we abstained, other countries will go against us and the pressure will increase", he said.
In addition to this, he also noted that in the meantime, a crucial decision was also being made regarding the destiny of Serbia on whether it will be exempted from the package of sanctions on oil from the European Union. Notably, one of the Russian-owned companies, Gazprom Neft which is the majority shareholder of the Petroleum Industry of Serbia is presently facing sanctions by the European Union.