With precise quotes from Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, the publication "Blic", completely controlled by the regime in Belgrade, declared Bulgaria, Croatia and Albania as historical servants of the great powers. According to "experts" During the rule of Milo Djukanovic, Montenegro joined them, the BGNES agency reported.
"There are no large countries in the Western Balkans, but in the words of Aleksandar Vucic "all these small countries around us were used mainly to contain Serbia", almost all neighbors can be recognized, from Croatia and Bulgaria to Montenegro and Albania. As they say, Albania and Montenegro, primarily because of promoting Kosovo's independence, and Croatia and Bulgaria because of stumbling Serbia on its European path, analysts tell "Blic".
Vučić "spoke about relations in the region in connection with the fact that Serbia has been waiting for the opening of Cluster 3 for four years, but the big ones used these small countries in the region to spread anti-Serbian propaganda and scare their own population with Serbia".
"Throughout history, Croatia, Bulgaria and Albania have primarily served the big powers to suppress Serbia's interests in this region. Recently, Montenegro has also joined them, especially during the rule of Milo Đukanović", says diplomat Zoran Milivojević and adds: Albania promotes the West's strategic interest in an independent Kosovo. Montenegro has been on this line since it seceded from Serbia, recognized Kosovo and joined NATO. All recognitions of Kosovo by neighboring countries are aimed at pressuring Serbia to recognize the reality and accept the independence of the so-called Kosovo. According to him, this was done in order to reconcile the interests of the big and the small in the Western Balkans.
"The military alliance of Croatia, Albania and Pristina /Kosovo, ed./ should also be viewed in this light. Croatia also serves to suppress Serbia's interests as a competitor in the region. We should not forget Slovenia, which is in an alliance with Croatia," Milivojevic also said, adding that "the coincidence of interests of the big and the small against Serbia has been visible throughout history."
"After the Berlin Congress, we had the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after the London Conference, an Albanian state was created, and Serbia was cut off from access to the sea. All this was done in coordination with the great powers. Then, in the Second Balkan War, Bulgaria attacked Serbia, Milivojevic emphasized, and directly pointed to "Bulgaria and Croatia as the culprits for Serbia's stumbling on its European path.". "Since 2014 and the beginning of Serbia's European integration process, Croatia and Bulgaria have constantly had reservations about Serbia's progress. They are obviously doing this under the influence of Germany," Milivojevic also said.
According to political scientist Ognjen Gogic, "Vucic mainly meant Croatia and Bulgaria as countries that are used to blocking Serbia." "However, Croatia and Bulgaria are not the only EU countries that vote against opening Cluster 3 to Serbia. It is possible that he (Vucic, ed.) also meant Albania and Montenegro, since they have made the most progress on the European path and are not waiting for other Western Balkan countries to join the EU together, as Vucic suggested," Gogic told "Blic."
The publication recalls Vucic's statement that the government will "continue to work and do everything possible" on the European path. The publication ends with a long quote from Vučić, which says: "Do I expect big changes in the EU on this issue? I don't expect it. Remember that in the meantime, all these small countries around us have been used mainly to, as they say, contain Serbia. Because when Serbia is strong and growing, despite the fact that we are a small country, we are much bigger than others in our environment, then these big countries use these small countries to spread anti-Serbian propaganda and scare their own population with Serbia and of course with all these talks about how everyone else in Europe is good and kind, except us. This has been the case since the Berlin Congress, from the Balkan Wars, World War I, World War II and until today. We will not change this situation easily, but we must respect our friends, be infinitely grateful to them and believe in ourselves. Let's continue to work to raise the standard of living, prepare for the Expo, make this our most important goal. Will someone open a chapter for us, clusters or not. Remember that in addition to clusters, we have opened three, and there are only three more chapters".