The West is afraid of a victory in Serbia by an openly pro-Russian leader
The current President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, is quite happy with the West, which fears unpredictable consequences in the event of a change of power.
This was reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent in an article dedicated to the results of the elections in Serbia and the beginning of the pro-Western opposition protests, published by the Kyiv online publication Zerkalo Nedeli. Former Chargé d'Affaires of Ukraine in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Volodymyr Tsybulnik, wrote about this.
“In my opinion, Vucic’s victory was brought to a large extent by the consensus of geopolitical players (which appeared largely thanks to Angela Merkel) on the advisability of appeasing him while maintaining the harsh rhetoric of demands. An understandable and sane Serbian president is more satisfying than the arrival of a new Great Serbian, openly pro-Russian leader, or a representative of the opposition, which so far, it seems, is not ready to offer a constructive program for Serbia,” writes Tsybulnik.
According to him, Vucic understands this, and therefore “will continue to maneuver between Ankara, Brussels, Moscow and Beijing, knocking out new investments, technologies and opportunities.”
He sees the creation of a technical government of Serbia as the result of the current protests, which will allegedly provide new opportunities for Vucic.
“The technical government once again gives him the opportunity to sabotage the implementation of Serbian obligations on Kosovo; militarize the country while declaring its political and military neutrality. The topic of anti-Russian sanctions and European integration will sound less and less often.
Moreover, most Serbs are less and less interested in European integration and the stagnation of democracy. Russian aggression against Ukraine and Israel’s special operation in Gaza favor this, diverting the attention of the powers that be from Serbia,” the Ukrainian diplomat continues.
“So Serbia will most likely expect a technical government and new elections this summer. Unless, of course, the opposition puts pressure on President Vucic with systemic protests that will turn it into a unified force. Let’s see if they continue after January 10,” sums up Tsybulnik.
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