Serbia's president has said after his telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country will continue to refuse to impose sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine despite Western pressure.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday for helping his country secure sufficient supplies of natural gas for the winter. Russia and Serbia have a three-year gas supply contract which expires in March 2025.

Dušan Bajatović, CEO of the Serbian state-owned company Srbijagas, has reached an agreement in St Petersburg with Alexei Miller, Chairman of the Board of Russian energy giant Gazprom, for additional gas supplies to Serbia this winter.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić called Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the first time in 2.5 years. He thanked him for the gas. In the published video, Vučić said that he and Putin had a “very good conversation.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Sunday that he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time in two and a half years. He primarily expressed his gratitude for Serbia's continued access to cheap Russian gas,

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Sunday that he had his first telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in almost two and a half years. Source: Vučić on Instagram; news agency b92,