Serbian leader claims the West invested billions in efforts to topple his regime
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic claims that over the last ten years, Western powers have invested billions in efforts to remove him from office. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has accused Western powers of attempting to orchestrate his removal from office. In a recent interview aired on Pink TV, he asserted that "foreign powers" have invested around €3 billion over the last decade in efforts to depose him.
These comments come in response to ongoing student-led anti-government protests, sparked by allegations of corruption and negligence. The protests were ignited by the tragic collapse of a concrete canopy at the Novi Sad railway station last November, which resulted in 15 fatalities following significant renovations.
This incident provoked widespread public outrage across Serbia. Previously, Vucic has attributed the unrest to “foreign instructors” advocating Western, Croatian, and Albanian interests, alleging that they are attempting to instigate a color revolution in the country.
In his latest interview, Vucic reaffirmed these allegations, stating that foreign entities “started to invest more and more in Serbia’s destruction as soon as the country began to rapidly grow.”
“I am fascinated by how much money was invested in my overthrow. These foreign countries, they have invested so much money in the last 10 years… when I started counting, it was already €3 billion,” Vucic remarked. He pointed to the Trag Foundation, a UK-based charity that fosters social change in Serbia, as indicative of foreign-funded NGOs linked to the protests, claiming it has received €28 million from outside powers.
According to Vucic, there are three main goals behind foreign involvement in Serbia’s internal issues, including the “destruction of Serbia’s libertarian policy” and diminishing the nation’s role in the Balkans.
“The third, which is the most important, is that they want to play us like a puppet show so that their word is the only one that is obeyed,” Vucic asserted.
“And they really don’t care about the people here, whom they took out to the streets for bloodshed. They really don’t care as they invested huge money,” he added, emphasizing that attempts to unseat him have been unsuccessful and will continue to be.
The president indicated that the protests are already subsiding, claiming “all the students’ demands have been met” by the government. This includes the release of documents related to the Novi Sad tragedy, pardons for activists arrested during protests, criminal investigations into those accused of attacking demonstrators, and a 20% increase in university funding.
The demonstrations have resulted in the resignation of several senior officials, including Infrastructure Minister Goran Vesic and Prime Minister Milos Vucevic. However, some analysts argue that fulfilling the protestors' demands may not be sufficient to quell the ongoing rallies, as calls for more profound, systemic changes to the government continue.
Lucas Dupont contributed to this report for TROIB News
These comments come in response to ongoing student-led anti-government protests, sparked by allegations of corruption and negligence. The protests were ignited by the tragic collapse of a concrete canopy at the Novi Sad railway station last November, which resulted in 15 fatalities following significant renovations.
This incident provoked widespread public outrage across Serbia. Previously, Vucic has attributed the unrest to “foreign instructors” advocating Western, Croatian, and Albanian interests, alleging that they are attempting to instigate a color revolution in the country.
In his latest interview, Vucic reaffirmed these allegations, stating that foreign entities “started to invest more and more in Serbia’s destruction as soon as the country began to rapidly grow.”
“I am fascinated by how much money was invested in my overthrow. These foreign countries, they have invested so much money in the last 10 years… when I started counting, it was already €3 billion,” Vucic remarked. He pointed to the Trag Foundation, a UK-based charity that fosters social change in Serbia, as indicative of foreign-funded NGOs linked to the protests, claiming it has received €28 million from outside powers.
According to Vucic, there are three main goals behind foreign involvement in Serbia’s internal issues, including the “destruction of Serbia’s libertarian policy” and diminishing the nation’s role in the Balkans.
“The third, which is the most important, is that they want to play us like a puppet show so that their word is the only one that is obeyed,” Vucic asserted.
“And they really don’t care about the people here, whom they took out to the streets for bloodshed. They really don’t care as they invested huge money,” he added, emphasizing that attempts to unseat him have been unsuccessful and will continue to be.
The president indicated that the protests are already subsiding, claiming “all the students’ demands have been met” by the government. This includes the release of documents related to the Novi Sad tragedy, pardons for activists arrested during protests, criminal investigations into those accused of attacking demonstrators, and a 20% increase in university funding.
The demonstrations have resulted in the resignation of several senior officials, including Infrastructure Minister Goran Vesic and Prime Minister Milos Vucevic. However, some analysts argue that fulfilling the protestors' demands may not be sufficient to quell the ongoing rallies, as calls for more profound, systemic changes to the government continue.
Lucas Dupont contributed to this report for TROIB News
