Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said a partial oil embargo on Russian oil imports would cost his country at least $600 million a year.. About it writes the publication RTS.

According to the pro-Russian politician, after the introduction of the sixth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, Serbia will be forced to buy oil in Iraq, where the price per barrel is $31 higher..

“$600 million was taken directly from the pockets of the citizens of Serbia due to sanctions for a year, and people should know about this,” Vucic said..

In addition, the President of Serbia complained that his country would have to spend more on gas purchases.. He announced that on Friday, June 10, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto would arrive in Belgrade to sign the relevant agreement..

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Earlier, the President of Serbia called the sanctions against Russia "

Recall that in early June, EU ambassadors approved the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which included a partial oil embargo and the disconnection of Sberbank from the SWIFT system.. However, the ban on oil imports will not affect Hungary, which has long blocked the adoption of the EU decision and will now cooperate with Serbia..