Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. File photoBELGRADE, Apr 17Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on TV Pink reproached the West for hypocrisy because it condemned Belgrade's purchase of FK-3 air defense systems from China, while the UK is supplying Javelin anti-tank missile systems and NLAW anti-tank guided missiles to the self-proclaimed republic of Kosovo. Serbian Interior Minister Alexander Vulin On Sunday, he said that the supply of Javelin ATGMs and NLAW ATGMs by the UK to the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo is an unfriendly step towards Serbia and arming terrorists. Earlier, the media reported that London handed over Javelin and NLAW to the authorities in Pristina. According to sources of the publication, 50 units have already been transferred, 20 more are expected, and training of Kosovo fighters in the use of these systems is also planned.
"Do not forget that the technical agreement of 1999 in Kumanovo provides for only one military force in Kosovo — (a contingent under the auspices of NATO) KFOR. The British are not the first to arm them. Moreover, dangerous missiles, which showed themselves well in Ukraine. We got the signal. The Americans also armed them, the Turks trained their pilots for the future. Therefore, my question to them today is very simple: is UN Security Council Resolution 1244 still in effect?" Vučić said.
He stressed that at the same time, Western partners were notified about the supply of Chinese FK-3 air defense missile systems to Serbia in a timely manner and this type of weapon is not on the sanctions lists. «/>In Serbia, they announced an increase in the number of attacks on Orthodox churches in Kosovo»From a legal point of view, we are faced with pathological hypocrisy from all sides. I can proudly say that Serbia respects international principles and morality. As for weapons, do you want to play this game? The only thing they do is supply weapons all over the world. We buy protective weapons, which were said to be old Chinese junk. And then we realized that it’s not junk, not old and very effective, «said the President of Serbia. He also invited citizens on April 30 to a review at the Batajnica military airfield near Belgrade to see «the most modern air defense systems», among which he named the Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system and others. and are supplied with the most modern weapons and equipment. «Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Kosovo Albin Kurti in early March asked NATO to join the alliance in the light of the Russian operation in Ukraine — according to him, there are fears that the conflict will spill over into the Western Balkans. He noted that Serbia, on the one hand, does not recognize the independence of Kosovo, and on the other hand, «it received most of its weapons from Russia, most Russian companies have branches in Serbia.»
They may try to accept Kosovo into NATO, Vučić said