Defense Minister: Vucic will not give up on the “red lines”

Vucevic told Prva TV that he has been listening, for over ten years now, to how Vucic will betray Kosovo, yet “he’s neither done that nor will he.”

“He clearly said that Serbia is keeping its red lines, and that is recognition of Kosovo and its membership in the UN. We need to look for compromise solutions, to see what we can get so we don’t become an isolated island, so we avoid the scenario from the nineties (of the 20th century) that we have already experienced,” said Vucevic, adding that “this is a moment to save the country.”

The Minister explained that what he is saying “is not a preparation for what some characterize as treason,” but that the Monday meeting is not likely to secure the desired outcome and that “we have to act within the framework of real facts.”

“This does not mean surrender, but perceiving the situation on the ground and finding a way to incur as little damage as possible,” said Vucevic, adding that what is now needed is “a wise approach, some cleverness and cunningness, a bit of (two-time Prince of Serbia) Milos Obrenovic’s politics.”