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Serbia ignores EU sanctions, secures gas deal with Putin

FILE- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, left, smiles after a press conference with Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. Vucic said he has secured an "extremely favorable" gas deal with Russia during his telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin on Sunday, May 29, 2022. The Serbian populist president has announced that he has secured an “extremely favorable” gas deal with Russia. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, a former pro-Russian ultranationalist who claims he wants to take Serbia into the European Union, has refused to publicly condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File) FILE- Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony after his talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Vucic said he has secured an "extremely favorable" gas deal with Russia during his telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin on Sunday, May 29, 2022. The Serbian populist president has announced that he has secured an “extremely favorable” gas deal with Russia. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, a former pro-Russian ultranationalist who claims he wants to take Serbia into the European Union, has refused to publicly condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File) FILE- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic reacts during a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. Vucic said he has secured an "extremely favorable" gas deal with Russia during his telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin on Sunday, May 29, 2022. The Serbian populist president has announced that he has secured an “extremely favorable” gas deal with Russia. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, a former pro-Russian ultranationalist who claims he wants to take Serbia into the European Union, has refused to publicly condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File) FILE- Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, poses with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic after being awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Vucic said he has secured an "extremely favorable" gas deal with Russia during his telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin on Sunday, May 29, 2022. The Serbian populist president has announced that he has secured an “extremely favorable” gas deal with Russia. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, a former pro-Russian ultranationalist who claims he wants to take Serbia into the European Union, has refused to publicly condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)