The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Serbia, Milan Mojsilovic, met on Wednesday in Belgrade with the Defense Attaché of the Russian Federation, Gennadi Mozhayev. Mojsilović said that the Serbian Armed Forces are “open to all forms of cooperation aimed at maintaining peace and stability” and added that respecting public international law and current agreements is the best way to prevent and end conflicts on the continent. and worldwide.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, Milan Mojsilovic, in a meeting with the Defense Attaché of the Russian Federation in Belgrade, Ghenadi Mozhajev, said that the Serbian army was ready for any form of cooperation with Russia, according to a statement from the office of the press of the Serbian Ministry of Defense.
“Both sides exchanged their views and opinions regarding security in the region and the world as a whole, as well as [bilateral] cooperation opportunities in the field of defense,” the statement continued.
Serbia has not imposed sanctions on Russia for its military aggression in Ukraine, despite officially saying that it is a candidate country for the European Union. It has ignored all Western warnings and is the only country in Europe, along with Belarus, that has refused to sanction Russia because of its traditional ties.
It is also the only European country that continues to sign cooperation agreements with Moscow. In February of this year, Serbia received another shipment of weapons from its ally Russia. Serbian populist President Aleksandar Vučić then introduced a Russian anti-drone electronic jamming system known as Repellent, which he recently said “is in our hands”. Most of the recent Serbian military buildup comes from Russia.
Other materials come from China as well as some European arms and aircraft manufacturers. Most of Vucic’s threatening statements are against Kosovo. He also pursues a divisive rhetoric against Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the nationalist president of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, who is supported by Vučić and the Serbian Orthodox Church, constantly tries to disrupt stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region, undermining the Dayton Agreement.
