Vucic: No one asked Kurti for guarantees, his word is worth nothing; it is possible to talk with the US

No one had asked Albin Kurti for guarantees that he would not arrest Serbs, because no one trusted him, but we did ask for guarantees from the West, the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic said today.

On Kurti's statement that no one asked him for guarantees, Vucic told TV Pink that Serbia had asked for guarantees from the West, NATO, and the EU.

"Let's see if NATO and the EU will respect those guarantees. Kurti was not asked because no one trusts him. His word is worthless and means nothing to anyone in Europe, not just me. His word means nothing to anyone in Pristina either,“ Vucic underlined.

Vucic said that he had not even had to sign anything because everyone knew that his word meant something.

It is possible to talk with Americans

"It is possible to talk with the Americans and they try to understand our position and the position of the Serbs in Kosovo," Vucic said today.

Vucic, when asked about the role of the US in the Kosovo knot, told TV Pink that America hd been very sincere in wanting full independence for Kosovo and that we had to understand that.

"It is the biggest power that, together with Germany, Great Britain, and all others, gave birth to Kosovo's independence from 1999 to 2008, when they thought everything was over. No one thought that Serbia would be fighting 14 years later. But with the Americans, it is possible to talk. They are trying to understand our position and the position of the Serbs in Kosovo," Vucic explained.

He reported that he had had good talks with the US ambassador to Serbia, Christopher Hill, before the New Year, which he had not announced.

"I'm not saying that he will change his attitude, he has a very hard attitude, but he hears and listens to what we say. Unlike many who don't want to hear and listen. The same is the case with Derek Chollet and Gabriel Escobar who want to hear us," Vucic added.

Vucic said that he had not been sure if it was possible to create something for us, a compromise solution.
"I would like to, but I'm not sure," Vucic underlined.

Vucic pointed out that the Americans had not been the harshest against Serbia. He criticized the harsh reaction of the international community to the shock grenade, which he said had been a pyrotechnic device that exploded to scare someone.

"They exaggerated everything, and injuring children is shooting for them. It's not a shooting at all, but a killer came to shoot at children of Serbian nationality. It's like the Christmas story when they talk in Croatia about Serbian aggression, but they don't remember the crimes against Serbs, nor Jasenovac," Vucic said.