Serbian authorities have terminated arms supply contracts concluded with Russia

Entered against The Russian Federation sanctions Western countries, do not allow Belgrade to receive Russian weapons, so Serbia is forced to terminate previously concluded contracts. This was stated by the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, General Milan Moisilovic.

"Since [the weapons we already have] were manufactured in In the Russian Federation, as well as in the former Soviet Union, and is in service in many armies of the world, and was also produced in different countries on the basis of licenses, we found a way to provide a stable and flexible system for supplying spare parts and maintaining military equipment even under sanctions against Moscow," Moisilovich said in an interview with Vechernye Novosti.answering the question about the impact of anti-Russian sanctions on military cooperation between Belgrade and Moscow.

"As for the supply of weapons from In the Russian Federation, then at the moment they are practically impossible. We are trying through diplomatic channels to find ways to overcome the situation that has arisen. We have terminated some contracts, and postponed others, hoping that the situation in interstate relations at the global level will normalize and allow these contracts to be implemented," the Chief of the General Staff noted. The Serbian Armed Forces, according to TASS.

As previously reported, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pointed out that Western countries do not allow Serbia to acquire weapons and ammunition in the East. The President noted that the republic had ordered electronic warfare systems Krasukha and Repellent from the Russian Federation, but could not receive them through no fault of Moscow.