Koppel: Vucic sent important and courageous messages from the United Nations

President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, sent important messages in his speech before the United Nations General Assembly, according to the editor of the Swiss weekly "Weltwoche", Roger Koppel, and added that he was impressed by his address.

In his regular podcast, Koppel highlighted that the Swiss edition of "Weltwoche" commended Serbian President Vucic for his speech at the UN.

"He sent important messages that should always be reiterated because it's never enough. Good speakers continually express the same ideas in different formulations. Only when a message is clearly articulated does it have a chance to resonate with the audience and be understood. I was impressed by President Vucic’s speech," he emphasized.

Koppel mentioned that, in the current situation, he had sympathy for Serbia because the country was constantly criticized and attacked by Swiss media.

"Serbia has centuries-old good relations with Russia. Instead of using those connections as a bridge, the West wants to force the Serbs to abandon their Russian friends. Vucic is trying by all means to balance, and for that reason alone, he deserves our respect," he explained.

Koppel pointed out that Serbia was an economically strong country and that President Vucic’s speech at the UN contained several interesting messages.

"President Vucic mentioned that today's statesmen often talk about imaginary enemies and speak tales of a future without a real basis. He accused the international community and the UN of pursuing a policy aimed at the fragmentation of Serbia. With solid arguments, Vucic highlights the double standards applied by the international community, particularly referencing the 1999 bombing, an intervention without UN authorization, aimed at creating a new reality through the illegal secession of Kosovo," Koppel noted.

He reminded that Vucic had also mentioned hearing from the US President that the most important principle was the respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, which he found ironic because that principle had been violated in the case of Serbia.

"He used precise language to describe that nobody laughed when Vladimir Putin used the same arguments that NATO and the UN used during the fragmentation of Serbia. This is evidence of double standards. Kosovo is the West's Ukraine on Serbian territory, as Vucic stated," Koppel stated.

He also pointed out that Vucic had spoken about the difficult security situation for the Serbs in Kosovo and the "incredible" statement by Kosovo's Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, who said that Serbs should suffer and pay for the mistakes they had made.

"It was a strong and courageous speech. As someone who is not an expert on Serbia, this speech was much more realistic than what we might have heard from others at the UN General Assembly," Koppel concluded.