Vucic: I expect tough reactions from EU, but I will not remain silent

MOSCOW - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday he expected tough EU reactions to his visit to Moscow but that he would not remain silent after those reactions, and that he personally - not Serbia - would pay the price if necessary.

Speaking to reporters in the Russian capital, where he will attend the Victory Day parade on Friday, Vucic said he knew "how things go when two or three people from a war-threatened area come out with initiatives" against him.

"But if they thought I will remain silent like some people did at the last European Political Community meeting after being verbally attacked over their visits to Moscow, I will not. My response will be serious, responsible and prepared in advance," Vucic noted.

"Serbia will continue on its path - the European path and every other previously set path. If anyone needs to pay the price, it will be me, not Serbia," he added.