Milanovic: "Serbs and Russians are not the same; we took Kosovo away from them"
Kosovo was taken from Serbia, Croatian President Zoran Milanović said today in Petrinja and stated: "We and the international community did that."
Source: Tanjug
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Milanović said this to journalists in Petrinja, talking about the war in Ukraine and the similarities between Crimea and Kosovo and Metohija.
"Until you understand that Serbia and Russia are not the same? That this is unfortunately a painful fact and a danger. We annexed Kosovo. We and the international community. It was taken from Serbia. Who did it but us? Did we recognize Kosovo? It's not annexation, but usurpation What is it called? Extraction. It's the same thing. This is not bringing into the issues of Kosovo, but the whole concept", Milanovic said.
According to Milanović, it is about a concept in which someone thinks he has the right. "Likewise, Crimea will never be Ukraine again. That's what the leading German generals are saying," Milanović said, adding that thousands of people are dying there.
He said that "Russia is a dangerous country" and that, as he said, no one understands that. "You are comparing the Serbs, these rebels there, with the world's nuclear superpower. Crazy emotions and hatred are putting Europe in great danger," Milanović said at the send-off of a contingent of Croatian soldiers to the NATO mission in Lithuania.
He said that the fact that Ukrainians pathologically hate Russians is a fact, with the claim that "Croats did not hate Serbs so much" as, as he states, "those over there hate Russians".
"Putin and those people were cool until yesterday. They achieved success in the upper ranks of German politics. Now, all of a sudden, they are the biggest enemies... German tanks in Russia? Good luck with that, good luck with that," says Milanović.
When reminded by journalists that his assessments were wrong about Ukraine when he claimed that Russia will never attack Ukraine, because there are not enough soldiers, Milanović repeats that this is correct. "There is not enough. It was a bad decision by Russia because they thought that the government (in Ukraine) would collapse."
We are getting deeper and deeper into conflict with the superpower. You know how they end up losing the war? So, they end up using nuclear weapons, Milanović said and added that he is trying to open the eyes of others because, as he says, we are rushing into a war with a superpower. I see what is happening and pointed out that "crazy emotions are leading Europe into something that it will not be able to deal with", Croatian media reported.
Ask Stipe Mesic about Kosovo...this guy hasn't got the clue..
(EA, 30 January 2023 17:03
What a stupid comment. But let's play along, why don't you ask Stipe Mesic what happened to the Croatian community in Kosovo which was 30,000 or so, none left anymore. Zero, zilch.
(Jugoslavija, 1 February 2023 17:20)
Ask Stipe Mesic about Kosovo...this guy hasn't got the clue..
(EA, 30 January 2023 17:03)
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That's a blast from the past. Is he still relevant?
(Peggy, 1 February 2023 10:41)
Milanovic said that the fact that Ukrainians pathologically hate Russians is a fact, with the claim that "Croats did not hate Serbs so much" as, as he states, "those over there hate Russians".
I bet Jasenovac happened because Croats loved Serbs (to death).
P.S. This guy has lost it.
(uMa, 30 January 2023 18:59)
Some valid comments made by Milanovic. However, he fails to mention that Yugoslavia was blueprint followed by NATO to dismantle Russia, but its not going to work since Putin took power. Croatia sending troops to Lithuania is not a good sign for the future survival of the Croatian state. In the same analogy, Greece sending S-300 to Ukraine gives Turkey carte blanche to do what it wants to the Greek islands. Be careful what we wish for and start being pragmatic and negotiating with Russia because the balance of power is shifting in Europe and elsewhere.
PS
Croatian extremists led by Tudjman during the Yugoslav civil war is no different then Zelensky. The hatred against the Serbs is real and palpable from the HDZ and right wing extremists groups, no different than the Banderists in Ukraine.
(Jugoslaivja, 30 January 2023 17:40)
I can only conclude that a "truth brick" fell on Milanovics head.
Or is it perhaps that he is doing his best to not upset the Russians...??? After all, Croatia has a history of kissing the feet of any superpower that comes along.
(OSMANIS XXX LARGE KNICKERS, 30 January 2023 16:42)
Milanovic said that the fact that Ukrainians pathologically hate Russians is a fact, with the claim that "Croats did not hate Serbs so much" as, as he states, "those over there hate Russians".
I bet Jasenovac happened because Croats loved Serbs (to death).
P.S. This guy has lost it.
(uMa, 30 January 2023 18:59)
I can only conclude that a "truth brick" fell on Milanovics head.
Or is it perhaps that he is doing his best to not upset the Russians...??? After all, Croatia has a history of kissing the feet of any superpower that comes along.
(OSMANIS XXX LARGE KNICKERS, 30 January 2023 16:42)
Some valid comments made by Milanovic. However, he fails to mention that Yugoslavia was blueprint followed by NATO to dismantle Russia, but its not going to work since Putin took power. Croatia sending troops to Lithuania is not a good sign for the future survival of the Croatian state. In the same analogy, Greece sending S-300 to Ukraine gives Turkey carte blanche to do what it wants to the Greek islands. Be careful what we wish for and start being pragmatic and negotiating with Russia because the balance of power is shifting in Europe and elsewhere.
PS
Croatian extremists led by Tudjman during the Yugoslav civil war is no different then Zelensky. The hatred against the Serbs is real and palpable from the HDZ and right wing extremists groups, no different than the Banderists in Ukraine.
(Jugoslaivja, 30 January 2023 17:40)
Ask Stipe Mesic about Kosovo...this guy hasn't got the clue..
(EA, 30 January 2023 17:03
What a stupid comment. But let's play along, why don't you ask Stipe Mesic what happened to the Croatian community in Kosovo which was 30,000 or so, none left anymore. Zero, zilch.
(Jugoslavija, 1 February 2023 17:20)
Ask Stipe Mesic about Kosovo...this guy hasn't got the clue..
(EA, 30 January 2023 17:03)
===…==
That's a blast from the past. Is he still relevant?
(Peggy, 1 February 2023 10:41)
Some valid comments made by Milanovic. However, he fails to mention that Yugoslavia was blueprint followed by NATO to dismantle Russia, but its not going to work since Putin took power. Croatia sending troops to Lithuania is not a good sign for the future survival of the Croatian state. In the same analogy, Greece sending S-300 to Ukraine gives Turkey carte blanche to do what it wants to the Greek islands. Be careful what we wish for and start being pragmatic and negotiating with Russia because the balance of power is shifting in Europe and elsewhere.
PS
Croatian extremists led by Tudjman during the Yugoslav civil war is no different then Zelensky. The hatred against the Serbs is real and palpable from the HDZ and right wing extremists groups, no different than the Banderists in Ukraine.
(Jugoslaivja, 30 January 2023 17:40)
I can only conclude that a "truth brick" fell on Milanovics head.
Or is it perhaps that he is doing his best to not upset the Russians...??? After all, Croatia has a history of kissing the feet of any superpower that comes along.
(OSMANIS XXX LARGE KNICKERS, 30 January 2023 16:42)
Milanovic said that the fact that Ukrainians pathologically hate Russians is a fact, with the claim that "Croats did not hate Serbs so much" as, as he states, "those over there hate Russians".
I bet Jasenovac happened because Croats loved Serbs (to death).
P.S. This guy has lost it.
(uMa, 30 January 2023 18:59)
Ask Stipe Mesic about Kosovo...this guy hasn't got the clue..
(EA, 30 January 2023 17:03
What a stupid comment. But let's play along, why don't you ask Stipe Mesic what happened to the Croatian community in Kosovo which was 30,000 or so, none left anymore. Zero, zilch.
(Jugoslavija, 1 February 2023 17:20)
Ask Stipe Mesic about Kosovo...this guy hasn't got the clue..
(EA, 30 January 2023 17:03)
===…==
That's a blast from the past. Is he still relevant?
(Peggy, 1 February 2023 10:41)