On May 26, 2023, Vučić officially announced his resignation as chairman of Serbia's ruling party. In the face of the support of the people, Vučić appealed to everyone: "Be able to distinguish the message sent by the West, and say that you will always fight to defend the country's territorial sovereignty." ”
What happened recently in Serbia that Vučić did not hesitate to resign as chairman of the ruling party to protect the country? What is the connection between this and the West?
Kosovo, an autonomous province in Serbia, although legally part of Serbia, has wanted independence since its 1999 United Nations trusteeship.
Behind this aspiration, we can trace the history of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. However, Kosovo is not as powerful as Serbia, which has coveted Kosovo since the 9th century, because there is a saying in Kosovo: "If you rule Kosovo, you rule the Balkans." ”
The Balkans attracted many ethnic groups due to their unique topography, and Kosovo was not administered by a powerful Serbian at this time, so it became a controlled area of Serbia.
However, inter-ethnic tensions remain, and Kosovo is mainly made up of once-independent Albanians, who cannot bear to live under the complete control of Serbia.
Over time, Serbia became part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. However, this circumstance caused discontent in NATO.
Kosovo has always cherished the idea of independence, and after the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, Kosovo began to actively strive for independence, which also triggered Serbia's constant disputes over the preservation of territorial sovereignty and Kosovo's independence.
The Kosovo War is regarded as a legacy of the Cold War, which is closely related to the United States. On the surface, the Kosovo War of 1999 was an attempt by Albanians to gain independence from Yugoslavia, but in reality it was the result of a series of measures taken by the United States to dominate the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
How the United States controls and convinces NATO is a key question. Kosovo has received so much attention primarily because of its topography. Despite its small size, Kosovo has always been a battleground and has attracted competition from many regions.
So, apart from its topography, what other factors in Kosovo have caused the United States to launch a Kosovo war in violation of international law?
The first point is oil resources. Kosovo's oil reserves are so huge that they are coveted by all European countries. In the distribution of global oil resources, Asia, Africa, Latin America and Russia occupy the majority, and Europe, although there are some, but relatively small.
Oil is an important resource for war, and European countries are highly concerned about it. Oil in Central Asia has become a top target for European countries.
Kosovo is strategically located and is an ideal place for European countries to expand their territory, especially for the United States, which has some plans to expand its territory, and it is an opportunity that it does not want to miss.
This is one of the reasons why the United States intervened in Kosovo immediately after the conflict between Serbia and Albania. In addition, Kosovo's position in NATO has also attracted the attention of the United States.
The collapse of the Warsaw Pact bloc after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 has challenged the United States to mediate its relations with NATO and balance the interests of its member states. In fact, in addition to the status of the United States as a world hegemon, these NATO members are also far inferior to the United States.
As a result, after the collapse of the Warsaw Pact, the United States took a position in NATO above other countries, and many contradictions accumulated over a long time.
The crisis of NATO's collapse worries people, but the United States is reluctant to give up its influence in Europe. In order to bring benefits to NATO members and promote European integration, the United States has found a breakthrough: the ethnic conflict between Serbia and Albania.
Although Kosovo in Albania is small in size, its geographical location and resources are very favorable for future European expansion. Therefore, the United States intervened in the Kosovo war with the help of the European Union, hoping to take this opportunity to bring benefits to NATO member states and at the same time promote the process of European integration.
Kosovo is not an issue exclusive to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, but a subject of common concern to the international community, for which NATO has a moral responsibility for peace. The air raids caused serious damage to many cities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and NATO's bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia became the largest disaster in Europe since World War II.
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with the assistance of Russian and Finnish diplomats, decided to sign an armistice agreement with NATO in order to ensure the security of the people, which led to Serbia's gradual loss of control over Kosovo.
After the armistice, the Yugoslav army withdrew from Kosovo, the joint ** team took over, and Serbia was left with only legal nominal jurisdiction.
All along, the United States and NATO have provided assistance to Kosovo under the pretext of humanitarianism. At the same time, Kosovo has always aspired to independence due to the conflict between the local Albanians and the Serbs.
Serbia has repeatedly stressed that Kosovo belongs to its territory and that no other country should interfere in its internal affairs. However, at the instigation of the West, this fact has not yet been recognized, and even Western interference has intensified.
On 5 June 2006, the Republic of Serbia declared independence, and on 17 February 2008, Kosovo also became independent. Despite Serbia's strong opposition to this, Kosovo has always maintained an independent position because of the support of the United States and the European Union.
The Kosovo authorities are also well aware that the main reason why the United States supports them so much is that they have a geographical location that is the envy of the United States.
Vučić insisted on declaring independence in Kosovo, and the United States and the European Union actively expressed their support, despite the opposition of China, India, Russia and other countries, Kosovo is still at odds with Serbia.
Nowadays, the international situation has changed, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has reached a stalemate, and Kosovo has also had new dynamics. On April 23, 2023, the so-called elections in Kosovo became the focus of controversy.
Kosovo's elections sparked a boycott by the local Serb population, with turnout as low as 3In 5% of cases, Albanians are forcibly appointed as "administrators". The conflict erupted on 26 April, and the massive demonstrations made people's lives miserable, but it was not over.
On May 3, a 13-year-old boy opened fire inside a school in Serbia, killing nine people and injuring seven.
After the events in southern Belgrade, Serbia, the development of Serbia has been seriously affected, especially Vučić is at risk of being threatened by the opposition.
In addition, the United States has also joined the melee, which has further exacerbated the tensions. It is worth noting that the United States has always only cared about Kosovo, and the attack on Serbia is only incidental.
With the escalation of the situation in Kosovo, NATO decided to send an additional 700 troops to the Western Balkans on May 29 to support Kosovo.
NATO's move has reignited tensions in Kosovo, and the opposition's actions in Serbia have put Vučić in a dilemma. In fact, the United States has been putting pressure on Vučić since March 2023.
In the Economic Times on March 1, 2023, Vučić's actions against Serbian criminal gangs were criticized, directly naming "the relationship between the country's top leadership and violent drug trafficking gangs", and the reason behind this is that the crime boss is rumored to have close ties to Serbia** and intelligence services.
Everyone knows who made such a decision, and that such an article could be published in the New York Times. "However, despite this, the United States still refuses to let Serbia go, why?
The answer lies in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Russia, which is at the center of the vortex of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, has shown strong resistance after more than a year of conflict, which undoubtedly gives the United States a headache.
The United States has provided billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, but it does not seem to be able to solve the problem yet. Kosovo has always been a battleground for soldiers. The United States hopes to use Kosovo as a breakthrough to destabilize Serbia, and then expand eastward and open a passage to weaken Russia's power.
This is the ultimate goal of the United States.
Serbia is located in the ideal zone in the eyes of the United States to attack Russia, and at the same time has close relations with Russia, creating chaos in Kosovo and destabilizing the situation in Serbia.
This is a move that kills two birds with one stone and no risk for the United States. Therefore, it is part of the US plan to force Vučić** to have NATO troops stationed and destabilize Serbia.
Coupled with the fact that Vučić was embattled, the opposition was westernized, and the people were everywhere, in order to protect people's lives and reduce the risk of war, Vučić decided to comply with the wishes of the United States and resign as chairman of the ruling party.
In Serbia, the actions of Vučić** have already caused dissatisfaction in the United States. Especially during the fight against the new crown epidemic, Vučić kissed the Chinese flag to express gratitude for China's aid, and openly opposed US policy in favor of the one-China principle.
These actions have made Vučić a thorn in the side of the United States. In order to protect his country and people, Vučić decided to abandon the party he had founded and reorganize his political team, resigning from the chairmanship.
The United States does not want the chairman of the ruling party in the United States, but wants to completely lose power to Vučić**. For this reason, the United States provoked the Kosovo crisis in the stalemate of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
In the face of the presence of NATO troops, the situation in Serbia is chaotic, and even if Vučić takes some measures, it will be difficult to change. Therefore, Vučić decided to "plead" with NATO.
Vucic met with the ambassadors of the five NATO countries and called for the reduction of tensions in Kosovo and the withdrawal of troops to ensure the safety of the people, but the request did not receive a substantive response. The NATO Secretary General warned the Kosovo authorities of the need to ease relations with Serbia, but the continued build-up of NATO troops has increased tensions.
We attach great importance to China-Serbia relations. We have publicly supported Serbia three times and stressed that Serbia is China's comprehensive strategic cooperative partner and a staunch ally.
We urge the Kosovo side to fulfil its obligations and avoid an escalation of the situation. We will continue to monitor developments in Serbia and will not sit idly by.
Serbia is a landlocked country, and it is theoretically difficult to get support from Chinese troops unless NATO members open their airspace. However, China remains firmly in support of Serbia and stands on its position and gives it firm support.
In order to protect the Serbian people, Vučić resigned as chairman of the ruling party, which brought tears to the eyes of the people who came spontaneously. He once wept publicly for the development of Serbia, and even when he met Trump, he could only serve as a small bench, just to ensure the happiness of the Serbian people.
Now, at the time of the conflict between Kosovo and Serbia, he chose to resign from the presidency and pleaded with NATO to withdraw its troops, just to ensure Serbia's security. Although no one knows what the future holds, Vučić knows that only by surviving this wave of Western infiltration can Serbia's people and land be protected.
We're expecting Vučić to stick the course.