Protest in Belgrade against War in Ukraine (BETAPHOTO/MILOS MISKOV)
The Embassy of Ukraine in Belgrade said in a May 15 press release that Kyiv didn’t expect Serbia to condemn publicly the choice made by the Ukrainian people, but rather to condemn Russia’s aggression against the country.
Following a May 14 statement by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that Belgrade “is not going to be a new Maidan,” referring to street protests in Kyiv’s central square in 2014 that ended in change of government, the embassy stated that “it considers intolerable attempts at meddling in Ukraine’s internal affairs.”
“It is an honor to recall that what sometimes is portrayed negatively as the ‘Ukrainian scenario’ is in fact the Ukrainians’ fight for their rights, and against a corrupt, totalitarian government. It’s the European choice made by most of Ukrainians, for which we have been paying a steep price. Any assessment of this choice, either positive or negative, is to be made by the Ukrainian people only,” the embassy said in the release.
The Ukrainian diplomats in Belgrade also said that they “sincerely hope that everyone supporting Serbia’s accession to the European Union will treat with respect the European choice made by a friendly Slavic people, the Ukrainians.”
“It is precisely the Maidan in Ukraine that cut off the tentacles of the Russian totalitarian system, willing to reach Europe. The Ukrainian people is paying a very high price today not only of its own freedom, but also of a future in Europe for Serbia and its children,” the Embassy of Ukraine released.
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