Izvor: N1 televizija, 03.Okt.2018, 14:06 (ažurirano 02.Apr.2020.)
Moscow daily says Vucic ready for recognition of Kosovo
Moscow daily Kommersant says on Wednesday that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic did not get approval from Russian President Vladimir Putin for “his version of the recognition of Kosovo”, the Beta news agency reported.
The Moscow newspaper quoted unnamed sources who said that Vucic “wanted to get Putin’s support for the recognition of Kosovo” >> Pročitaj celu vest na sajtu N1 televizija << and added that the Serbian president is prepared to accept that option if the north of Kosovo secedes”.
Kommersant said that Vucic wanted to draw Putin’s attention away from the “unpleasant situation” caused by Kosovo President Hashim Thaci’s visit to the Gazivode lake. “Vucic wanted to draw Putin’s attention to concerns over that situation, the more so since Serbia is waiting for a session of the UN Security Council at which China will raise the question of the final recognition of Kosovo by the UN. Vucic is not opposed to that, especially because of the pressure from the European Union and (EU High representative) Federica Mogherini,” it said.
“Vucic is fiercely promising Russia that Serbia will not join NATO but isn’t he over-emphasising things? In cases like this, you end up doing exactly what you said you would not do,” Kommersant said and added that the Russian negotiators have realized that things are not that simple when they met with Vucic. “It was just Putin at first for one on one talks which lasted an hour, 40 minutes of which were devoted to Kosovo,” the newspaper’s Kremlin correspondent said.
The unnamed sources said that Vucic did not meet with understanding when he asked for Russia’s veto in the UN Security Council if China does raise the issue of Kosovo’s UN membership and the price Vucic feels Serbia would have to pay.
Kommersant said that Vucic spoke Russian which is not required by protocol since the correct form is for heads of state to negotiate in their own language.
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