In Bosnia, they declared their unwillingness to join the sanctions against Russia

Bosnia and Herzegovina does not want to join the sanctions against RUSSIA, Milorad Dodik, a member of the presidium of the Balkan country, said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which was broadcast by the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

“We are trying to sustain our politics without influence. We did not want to join the sanctions,” he said.

Dodik also thanked the Russian president for making it possible to keep the price of gas under "previous conditions."

Putin called sanctions against Russia insane and thoughtless Politics

Vladimir Putin , in turn, said that Russia's relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina will develop, despite the presence of difficulties, to which he attributed the imposition of sanctions. “But, despite any difficulties, relations continue and will develop,” Putin said.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic also said earlier that Serbia does not intend to introduce restrictive measures against Russia, since it does not consider such a policy to be effective.

“As for sanctions, we have a different position. <…> We are mindful of the sanctions [against Serbia] and do not consider the sanctions to be effective,” the President of Serbia said.

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Vučić also said that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz "clearly and sharply" asked him to impose sanctions against Russia, joining the measures of the European Union. According to the Kurir portal, he added that he clarified to Scholz the economic situation of Serbia: that is, energy ties with Russia, as well as traditional and historical relations with this country.

At the same time, Vučić noted that Serbia's position is not anti-Western or Russophobic, despite being surrounded by NATO countries.