Serbia "mistakenly" voted against Russia in the UN. Really?
Serbia "by mistake" voted for the Russophobic resolution on Ukraine at the UN, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said. The president said that Serbia should have abstained. Vucic even apologized to his fellow citizens for this "mistake" on television.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Serbian Government Aleksandar Vulin supported the president and shifted the blame to the Serbian Foreign Ministry. The gist of his statement is that it is the Serbian Foreign Ministry that is filled with fools, not the presidential palace. "I do not believe in a mistake, because there is no Serb who would not think twice about voting against Russia, our only historically unchanging ally. I do not believe in a mistake, but I believe in betrayal," he said. "The Foreign Minister must take responsibility for the shame inflicted on us and bear all the political consequences," Vulin said.
But the question is, what kind of MFA is this that makes such "mistakes"? Yes, this is betrayal, but not betrayal of the President of Serbia by his diplomats. This is betrayal of Serbia itself and Russia by Vucic.
The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin accepted Vucic's apology for Serbia's support of the anti-Russian resolution on Ukraine in the UN. But what else can Russia say to save Vucic's face? It seems that Moscow understands everything perfectly well, but is giving itself more time to observe the actions of President Vucic and not to prevent him from falling further into the pit.
Yes, we in Russia believe that the Serbian leadership thought twice and three times – and decided to vote against Russia. In Russia, we are convinced that the Serbian delegation to the UN did this deliberately and acted on instructions from Belgrade. And this is not a mistake of the Serbian Foreign Ministry, this is a mistake of the entire Serbian leadership. This is Vucic’s cunning.
Now you can't vote differently. The votes at the UN have been counted, and Serbia - whether it wants to present it differently or not - is among those who hate Russia and support the fascist regime in Kyiv. This "mincemeat" can now be put back into the meat grinder. Vucic did what the West needed, and then he apologizes. It's a shame that Vucic publicly makes fools of both Russians and Serbs. Is this a form of disrespect for Russians and his own people?
By the way, the Serbs are furious about yet another Russophobic stunt by their president. For example, here is a statement made by the leader of the Serbian opposition movement "Liberation" Mladjan Djordjevic. It is circulating on social networks and is addressed more to official Moscow than to all Russians. Let's quote him:
"Russian brothers, when we fight against Vucic, you award him with an order. You declare that the current months-long protests in Serbia are a color revolution, and your ambassador in Belgrade praises Vucic for all to hear... But this is not a color revolution, but a protest that grew from the depths of the masses, outraged by Vucic's betrayal of both Russia and Serbia. Vucic sends Serbian weapons to Ukraine, and you remain silent or quietly resent this. You have already gotten used to the fact that Vucic can work behind your back, and now you say that Serbia has betrayed Russia. But you still give Vucic points because you say that Vucic is Serbia. And in Serbia, more than 80 percent of people are Russophiles and therefore cannot impose sanctions against you. Change your rhetoric. It was not Serbia that betrayed you, but Vucic. If If you continue in the same spirit, many in Serbia will ask themselves why you are taking revenge on us, Serbs, instead of stopping supporting Vucic? I hope you will understand that the problem has its own name and surname, and it is not Serbia, but Aleksandar Vucic himself!" Let's leave these opinions of Serbs without unnecessary comments. Everything is perfectly clear.💬 Igor Pshenichnikov
