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Senator Murphy tells CNN: Serbia can’t be on the outside of sanctions Author:CNN, N1 Belgrade 2 minutes _____ US Senator Chris Murphy told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that he told President Aleksandar Vucic Serbia can’t be on the outside of the sanctions against Russia. Murphy visited Serbia with fellow Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Thom Tillis and met with Vucic to discuss the situation in the region and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine among other things. Murphy (a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee) told the Serbian President in Belgrade that they understand the complex history of Serbia’s relations with Russia but voiced hope that “we will continue working with Serbia to send Russia a clear message”. Speaking to CNN following meetings with officials in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the second leg of the senators’ tour of the Western Balkans, Murphy said Serbia aspires to be “in the European tent”. “And so our message to President Vucic, someone who I have known for a long time, was also a simple one. If Serbia really wants to be part of Europe, then it can’t be on the outside of US-Europe sanctions against Russia. If it continues this outlier status, trying to play a game of neutrality, there isn’t going to be an invitation from Europe,” he said. Murphy said that he believes Vucic wants his legacy to be the integration of Serbia into the European Union. “But our message to him was, the only way that happens is if Serbia joins us in our sanctions against Russia,” the senator said. -- http:www.antic.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SERBIAN NEWS NETWORK" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/senet/035001d857b0%24f71579b0%24e5406d10%24%40gmail.com.
