Published on
25/05/2026 - 11:52 GMT+2
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has taken a defiant tone on a visit to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, complaining of supposed European efforts to prevent him nurturing ties to his country's leading international investor.
Arriving in Beijing, Vučić complained that the EU is trying to "dictate" Serbian diplomatic policy by demanding he refrain from direct talks with the Kremlin.
"It would be best if they just made me a wish list of who I am allowed to talk to and who I am not," he said at a press conference. "Then what do we need a president for? What do we need a government for?"
