Vučić stressed that Serbia's position on the issue of sanctions against Russia throughout the year was principled and precise.

“We will see how much we can defend this position, in any case, not at the cost of a threat to the vital interests of this country, but in any case, we will not easily renounce this position,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Vučić has previously stressed that Serbia will not join the anti-Russian sanctions imposed by Western countries until the country's own vital interests are in jeopardy.