“Since I have met with President Putin many times, I don’t think he is bluffing,” Newsmax quoted him as saying.
Vučić also expressed hope for an early peace in Ukraine.
He urged all parties to do everything in their power to reach a compromise solution.
Earlier, Putin said that if the territorial integrity of Russia is threatened, all means will be used to protect the Russian people.
Putin also said in an address to Russian citizens that the goal of the collective West is to weaken and destroy Russia.