Vucic: I dream of developed Serbia, Kurti dreams of wars

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday he dreamed of a successful and economically advanced Serbia that would be by far the most developed country in its part of Europe, but noted that he was very proud of the national defence industry and that the Serbian Armed Forces would keep receiving arms in order to be a deterrent.

Commenting on a New York Times article by Albin Kurti in which Pristina's PM said Serbia was arming itself and closely cooperating with Russia, Vucic said the Serbian Armed Forces were arming themselves a little more than Kurti would like but much less than he would like them to.

"Just like they (Pristina) are arming themselves, or are being armed by the Turks, Germans and Americans, much more than I would like them to and much less than he would like them to. And all that nonsense of his about who wants war - he is the only one who wants war since, all his life, he has been longing to put on a uniform and pretend to be the Balkans' little Zelenskyy," Vucic told a press conference.

But that wish of his will not materialise as the so-called Kosovo is in no way a sovereign or independent territory, while Ukraine is an internationally recognised territory, after all, Vucic added.

"So he can keep longing for wars. Our dreams are different - his dreams are about fighting wars and my dreams are a successful, economically advanced Serbia, a Serbia that will be by far the most developed in this part of Europe, and our dreams are so different that we cannot understand each other," Vucic said.

Serbia will be buying all it needs to be a deterrent to aggressive people like Kurti, Vucic added.

"And we will keep doing that. We are doing well. We are the best manufacturers and the best buyers. We are proud of our defence industry, and no one will ever be able to prohibit us from developing our military industry and advancing our army. But we are doing all that just to deter aggressive types such as Kurti and those similar to him," Vucic concluded.