Moscow again offers Serbia to make up its mind and join the CSTO
The Victory Day celebrations that took place in Serbia, which irritated the US Ambassador in Belgrade and the American media, are another reason for official Belgrade to consider the possibility of joining the CSTO and legislate its refusal to integrate into the EU and NATO.
Russian military expert Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, told PolitNavigator about this.
“Holding a military parade and the Immortal Regiment procession is, of course, a gesture from a political point of view, important for Russia, very positive. But we would welcome Serbia’s official doctrinal position on renouncing membership in the EU and NATO, and close military-political integration with the CSTO. This would be important from all points of view.
We expect that in addition to symbolic gestures, there will be practical activities aimed at implementing strategic guidelines. It is important for us that Serbia is the last pro-Russian state in the Balkans after the collapse of Yugoslavia and the absorption of its remnants by NATO. Therefore, membership in the CSTO and close military-political cooperation with Russia are important,” Korotchenko said.
Let us remind you that the day before several signals were received at once, indicating Washington’s dissatisfaction with the celebrations of Victory Day in Serbia, which was celebrated for the first time at the state level according to the decree of President Aleksandar Vucic. Russian politicians, social activists and military personnel took part in the events.
The American Associated Press agency emphasized that the military parade held in Serbia with the participation of Russian equipment should be assessed as a demonstration of force in the situation of a new round of tension around Kosovo.
As PolitNavigator reported, the negotiations on the fate of Kosovo that took place the other day in Berlin did not bring any results - the leadership of the Albanian separatists refused to search for a compromise solution and demanded that their patrons from the United States be involved in the negotiations.
Meanwhile, the Kosovo separatist authorities began negotiations on creation of a “mini-Schengen” with Albania. Observers consider this a forerunner of the Greater Albania project.
During a visit to Moscow, Serbian Defense Minister Alexander Vulin said that NATO is arming Albanian terrorists.
The United States needs the Greater Albania project in order to have control over transport and energy corridors in the Balkans, say representatives of the Serbian Foreign Ministry.
In recent months, street protests by local opposition have intensified in Serbia demanding the overthrow of President Aleksandar Vucic. According to observers, the street protests are incited by the West to pressure on the Serbian authorities during negotiations on the fate of Kosovo.
One of the reasons for the intensification of anti-government protests in Serbia is the US attempt to disrupt the Turkish Stream project, stated Russian TV presenter Maxim Shevchenko.
Experts believe that if the Maidan in Belgrade is successful, All Russian projects in Serbia will be under threat.
At the end of last year, the Kosovo authorities also imposed a virtual blockade on the supply of goods from Serbia to the Slavic enclaves. Pristina's actions constitute genocide against the Serbian population, said Russian State Duma deputy Pavel Dorokhin.
The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned actions of the authorities in Pristina.
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