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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, during an official visit to Budapest, stated that Serbia is facing serious challenges due to new European Union decisions to ban the transit of Russian gas.
After a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Vučić stressed that the energy situation is critical and solutions are few at the moment.
"I'm just waiting for someone to come and say 'you can't use the air and water'. They might even tell us 'we're doing it for your own good'. But this is the situation," Vučić declared.
He said the talks with Orban included bilateral issues, military and economic cooperation, but the main focus was energy, especially natural gas.
"We talked about our relations in all spheres, from banking to military technical cooperation. We are very loyal friends and it is difficult to find closer friends today than Serbs and Hungarians ," said the Serbian president.
Vučić said that the recent decision of the EU Energy Council has direct consequences for Serbia and Hungary.
"Now the pipeline is no longer functioning towards Romania. We need to build new interconnectors, make gas flow reversals towards Hungary, interconnectors with North Macedonia... but we don't know where we will get so much gas if it is not Russian. And if we find it, we will pay 30-40% more," he warned.
According to him, the crisis is not just about gas or oil, but about the entire energy and economic system.
"When people hear about gas and oil, they think someone will solve it. But this is an electricity issue. Without TE-TO Novi Sad and TE-TO Pancevo, which work with Russian gas, we would not have enough energy. This affects industry, the economy, everything," he underlined.
Commenting on Brussels' stance towards Russia, Vučić added: "Europe is raising the curtain on the Russian Federation. They don't want anyone who doesn't fully implement their policies. We want peace. Hungary too. But we don't know if we will succeed, maybe we are too small. But we will not go to war for anyone. We just want to defend our country."
At the end of his statement, Vučić openly acknowledged the difficulties Serbia is going through, but expressed confidence in its ability to find a way out.
"I don't see all the solutions right now, and I admit it. I'm not as smart as some who would pull them out of their sleeves. But with hard work we will find them. Our Serbian ship will sail to a safe harbor," Vučić concluded.
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