Pierre Cochard: Russian Invasion a Threat to EU and Serbia's Security

Pierre Cochard (BETAPHOTO/AMIR HAMZAGIC)

French Ambassador to Serbia Pierre Cochard said in Belgrade on April 19 that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was a threat to the security of the EU but Serbia as well, a threat that needed to be jointly confronted.

Cochard stressed that Serbia and the EU faced joint challenges including the Russian aggression against Ukraine. "Whether we are talking about international law or international humanitarian law, freedoms, all of this poses a threat to our countries, to the EU, and also poses the same threat to Serbia," the ambassador told reporters at the Serbian government's headquarters.

What is happening today, he said, is a blow to the pillars of security and European values. "It is very important that Serbia and the EU act in harmony and together in these circumstances. Only together can we defend our values and freedoms," he said.