Vucic said there was a lot of pressure due to plans to travel to Moscow for Victory Day

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said in an address to the country's citizens on April 16 that he was facing intense pressure due to his decision to travel to Russia for Victory Day, but would not cancel the visit.

"It seems to me that the sky is about to collapse on my head from the pressure of my trip to Moscow, although I did not deceive or lie to anyone. <...> I do not know what others will decide. <...> I have not changed my decision," the local B92 portal quotes him as saying.

The prime minister added that he agreed to travel to Moscow because the Serbs are proud of their participation in the victory over Nazism. In addition, Vucic noted the importance of potential negotiations with Russia on gas supplies to Serbia and other aspects of bilateral relations.

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Earlier, on April 14, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaya Kallas, warned European officials that if they visited Russia to participate in Victory Day celebrations, they would face "consequences."

Commenting on this, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called her statement harsh and incorrect, and also noted that such threats should be assessed by those states to which they are addressed.