Tag: Aleksandar Vučić

Serbian President Predicts Major Escalation in War in Coming Months

“We are facing the biggest crisis in the world since World War II. What we have seen before is almost nothing compared to what is ahead of us. I know there’s a big escalation ahead of us … The next five or six months will be the worst of the conflict,” Vučić declared.

Serbian Army on Full Alert Amid Standoff With Kosovo

The decision was due to the latest developments in Kosovo. Authorities in Pristina were preparing to attack the ethnic Serb minority in North Kosovo and to remove the barricades there by force.

Vučić: The U.S. and UK Urged Hungary to Invade Serbia in 1999

According to Vučić, Orbán said that when he traveled to the UK for talks with country’s top politicians, Margaret Thatcher told him: “It bothers me a lot that you refused to attack Serbia because more British soldiers will die.”

Serbia Caught in Proxy War Between East and West

The Serbian leader appears caught in a juggling act. At home, he must retain the good graces of his conservative base; abroad he must maintain relations with China, Russia, and the ‘progressive’, staunchly anti-Russian, European Union.

Serbia: Centre-Right President Aleksandar Vučić Reelected

While Serbia has traditionally held pro-Russian sympathies, the incumbent Vučić’s government has attempted a difficult balancing act, officially condemning Russian aggression at the UN, while refusing to vote on sanctions.