“Terrorist scum” and “scum from the bottom of the barrel” – such descriptions were used by the President of Serbia. Alexander Vucic for the Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti and the new Minister for National Communities and Repatriation, Nenad Racic. However, in addition to the characteristics, the Serbian president said that he was not going to participate in EU summit – Western Balkans, which will take place on December 6 in Tirana, although after meeting with European Commissioner for Enlargement Oliver Varghelli, he said: “It is not a problem for me to reconsider my decision and cancel it if I find that there is any possibility to listen to us in Tirana.” Earlier, he launched an attack on the EU. who did not react to Račić’s election, “displaying a contemptible anti-Serb attitude”. In a similar tone was the position of Serbian Prime Minister Anna Brnabic, who said that the choice of Racic is contrary to the Brussels agreement and the will of the people. Usually this portfolio was given to a member of the Serbian List, a Serbian minority party that coordinates its strategy with Belgrade’s policies.

President Vučić, in an interview with the pro-government Serbian TV channel PinkTV, stressed that the choice of Kosovo’s prime minister showed his government’s desire to expel the Serbian element from the country.

Pro-Russian in government

An attack also on the EU, which did not react in any way to the choice of Racic, “showing a miserable anti-Serb attitude.”

In another highly symbolic move, the Serbian government on Thursday appointed pro-Russian politician Alexander Vulin as the new head of state intelligence. In the past, he was trusted by the Ministries of the Interior and Defense. Vulin is considered a “Russian man” in the Serbian government.

In August, in his capacity as Interior Minister, he visited Moscow, which is unusual for a European politician, but in fact demonstrated Belgrade’s decision to distance itself from EU policy. against Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. Later, he indeed confirmed to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that “Serbia is the only country in Europe that has not imposed sanctions against Moscow and is not participating in anti-Russian hysteria.” His appointment to such a sensitive post in the intelligence services has angered the pro-European Serbian opposition, which sees the sole purpose of Vulin’s selection as a practical display of disrespect for Western governments. The opposition Free Citizens Movement (PSG) said in a statement that the appointment of Vulin would entail the immediate cessation of Serbian intelligence cooperation with the relevant authorities in the West, contributing to the international isolation of Serbia.