Serbia does not exclude Russian diplomats, confirms friendship with Russian state

The United Kingdom had asked Serbia to show solidarity with its European neighbours and to remove a Russian diplomat from the country for the Scripal case, but the Balkan nation refused to act. Serbia's Foreign Minister, Ivica Dacic, has talked about “Pink TV” that Britain has asked Serbia to leave a [...]
Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has spoken of “Pink TV” that Britain has asked Serbia to remove a Russian diplomat as part of sanctions against Moscow on poisoning former Russian spy Sergei Scripal and his daughter Yulia, reports “Sputnik International” Transmission Periscope.
Serbia will not remove Russian diplomats; we have good relations with Russia. It is true that Britain has asked us to take a stand on Russia and expel a Russian diplomat as long as the driving took place in Kosovo last week. That's all about who's interested. They don't care about other things. We, we need to take care of our interests, think about them, and it is certain that Serbia will not exclude Russian diplomats,” stressed Dacic.
The foreign minister stressed the fact that London was pursuing its own interests as Kosovo security forces attacked the building in central Mitrovica and interrupted a meeting for normalising relations between Serbia and Kosovo.
Kosovo police have arrested the head of the Serbian Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric, and later deported it to Serbia./Periscopi/












