Vucevic Serbia leads rational and patriotic politics for the country to survive, for the Serbs to remain in Kosovo and Metohija

Minister of Defense Miloc Vucevic says that there will be a deeper conflict in Ukraine, and adding that Serbia is committed to having a peaceful solution as soon as possible, he points out that the issue of Kosovo and Metohija is getting an additional complex dimension because, as he says, the West wants that issue to be resolved as soon as possible, and for Belgrade to accept what they have prepared for it, RTV reports.

Vucevic told TV Prva that Serbia was worried about the fact that a number of NATO members were transforming the Kosovo Security Force into the "Kosovo Armed Force" because, as he pointed out, they posed a direct threat not only to the Serbs in Kosovo but to the entire Serbian people and Serbia.

"But we don't rest – there are never bigger investments in the army, and I expect about an additional 600 million euros of investment in the Serbian Army, that is, in dedicated industry," Vucevic said.

Speaking about the upcoming talks in Brussels between Belgrade and Pristina, Vucevic said that Serbia was pursuing rational and patriotic politics for the country to survive and for the Serbs to remain in Kosovo and Metohija.

He commented on the writings of some Belgrade media that there was a prepared document in Brussels waiting to be signed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

"Vucic clearly stated what Serbia's "red lines" are - that there is no recognition of so-called Kosovo, nor a seat for Kosovo in the UN," Vucevic says.

Vucevic says that he does not know whether the West will convince the Prime Minister of self-proclaimed Kosovo, Albin Kurti, to establish the Community of Serb-majority Municipalities, and reminds that Kurti remained firm in his position that this will not happen.

Speaking about the conflict in Ukraine, Vucevic says that he does not see that the situation will calm down soon and that there are no hints for peace processes and negotiations.

"I would say that both sides are preparing for an even bigger conflict. I hope there will be no opening of a new front," Vucevic said and added that Serbia should move a little since nothing there depended on it.

He reminds that in what he says is a fratricidal war between two Slavic, Orthodox nations, Serbia adheres to public international law and respect for borders as a matter of principle, but also that it does not impose sanctions on Russia because they affect ordinary people.