EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said Serbia would need to impose sanctions on Russia to eventually join the EU, adding that membership would likely be impossible without strategic alignment on foreign and security policy, especially over Ukraine. Her remarks came days after the opposition Student List movement won 52.5% of the vote in snap parliamentary elections, defeating former president Aleksandar Vucic, and Kos noted that EU negotiations with the new government have not yet begun. Movement figures have not clearly stated their position on Russia sanctions, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow hopes to maintain mutually beneficial ties with Serbia. The EU has adopted 22 sanctions packages against Russia since February 2022.
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