Vucic stated that Serbia mistakenly voted for the Ukrainian resolution at the UN because he "didn't have time to understand the situation."

He made this statement while appearing on the TV channel TV Happy, as quoted by RTS.

According to Vucic, during the voting, Serbia "made a mistake," for which he apologized, explaining that he was "apparently tired, overloaded, and unable to keep up with everything."

Vucic mentions that Serbia abstained from voting on the American resolution, which does not label Russia as an aggressor. The country was also expected to vote for the Ukrainian-European resolution.

The Serbian president asserts that even by abstaining from the vote, his country does not deny its position regarding territorial integrity. He acknowledged that such a vote from Serbia could have been beneficial.

“I didn’t manage to get this sorted out properly, maybe I’m just too tired, maybe I have too much on my plate,” Vucic says, adding that sometimes he fails to review all the materials with all the amendments.

More Context

On February 24, the UN General Assembly voted on two draft resolutions concerning the Russia-Ukraine war—one collective draft worked on by Ukraine and the American one.

In the end, both resolutions gained support: the first was backed by 93 countries, while the second received 89 votes. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council approved only the American version.

According to "Ukrinform," the collective draft was authored by 58 countries. They call for Russia to "immediately, completely, and unconditionally withdraw all its armed forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders."

Among the authors are all EU countries, most other European nations, as well as Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Liberia, Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and others. Notably, Hungary is also included in this list.

At the same time, AP noted that the United States proposed its own UN resolution with softer wording regarding Russia. The brief document acknowledges the "tragic loss of life during the Russia-Ukraine conflict" and "calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities and further efforts to establish a strong peace between Ukraine and Russia."

Earlier, the Washington Post, citing its own sources, reported that the US urged Ukrainian authorities to withdraw the UN resolution condemning Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and replace it with a "softer" statement.