“They are threatening national interests.” Serbian President Vucic speaks of decisive hours for his country
On a very particular date for Serbia, tension reignites in the Balkans: Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced last night that difficult days lie ahead for Serbia and added that in the coming days he will inform the Serbian people about future challenges. “ At this moment it is not easy to say what kind of news we have received in the last 48 hours. They are directly threatening the vital national interests of both Serbia and Srpska ,” Vučić wrote on the Instagram account “ buducnostsrbijeav “. He said the coming challenges are " the most difficult yet ." “ In the next few days I will present to the Serbian people all the challenges that await us . It will be tough, the toughest so far. We will fight and Serbia will win ."
It is not clear what Vucic is referring to with this Instagram post, which however has been seen by many people, is still present in his account and was picked up, albeit with little echo, by the official news agency Tanjug . It may be simple inferences, even in correspondence with the terrorist attack in Russia. It may be a quote from what happened 25 years ago , when Serbia was subjected to the NATO aerial bombing campaign. This is certainly a very disturbing message both for Serbia and for all of Europe.
In recent months we have witnessed waves of tension regarding Kosovo. This region of Serbia with an Albanian majority, but with a strong Serbian minority, is aiming for independence which however humiliates the Serbian minorities and is not recognized by Belgrade, which has mobilized forces on the border several times. This is yet another Balkan mess in which the rights and wrongs are well distributed on both sides, with the aggravating circumstance of the presence of NATO troops already on the ground, including the Italian ones.
In the midst of the Ukrainian crisis, worsened by the attack on Moscow, what is not needed is a crisis in the Balkans too, on Italy's doorstep, with Italian soldiers already present. Should we expect military action from Belgrade in the disputed areas, i.e. in the Serb-majority municipalities in northern Kosovo? Do you want to take advantage of the confused international situation and Russian support to try to assert your reasons with military methods?
The message speaks of a decisive current moment in which, very quickly, we will know whether Vucic's words are yet another “art-house balloon”, to draw attention to a problem that now seems of secondary importance, or whether consequences will ensue series that will directly involve Italy and other European countries.
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