MOSCOW (Sputnik) – In February, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic signed a confirmation of the country’s cooperation plan with NATO, triggering a series of anti-NATO protests and calls for a referendum on Serbia’s possible NATO membership.
"Serbia will not join NATO, or any other [military alliance], it zealously guards its military neutrality," Vucic said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 television channel.
Since 2014, NATO has been building up its military presence in Europe, particularly in eastern European countries bordering Russia, using Moscow's alleged interference in Ukraine as a pretext for the move.
Moscow has warned the United States and NATO against further expansion toward its borders, saying it is a threat to regional and global stability.