“Do you think that we continue flying to Russia because of profit?
We don't have it.
In the evening I was sent information from Air Serbia that for the first time today there was a green light - there was no signal about mining.
And when the plane was over Slovakia, a signal was received about mining, the pilot continued to fly, because we know that the signal is false, ”he said on TV Pink.
He stressed that this is done by "foreign intelligence services from the territory of two states: one EU member state and Ukraine, and they do it all the time."
Vučić said the country would keep the airlines operating "out of principle."
“We want to show that we are a free and freedom-loving country and make decisions ourselves.
You won't tell us when we cancel flights.
You who talk to us about “bloody hands” due to the maintenance of lines in the Russian Federation… did you cancel your flights when 19 countries were against one Serbia?”
asked the Serbian leader, whose words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
In March, the President of Serbia said that the country was under external pressure because of the active air links with Russia.