> Serbia is one of the Russian-controlled Governments Serbia is a major weapons supplier for Ukraine [0][1][2] and has backed Ukraine's stance on Crimea as it

> Serbia is one of the Russian-controlled Governments Serbia is a major weapons supplier for Ukraine [0][1][2] and has backed Ukraine's stance on Crimea as it has implications for Serbia's stance on Kosovo. Vucic only cares about Vucic, and will work with any country (Germany [3], Russia, China [4], America [5], Turkiye [6], UAE [7], etc) to continue to hold power and balance alternatives. By becoming close with every major player in the region, it makes it easier for Vucic to continue to crackdown on opposition without dealing with condemnations (eg. Germany will remain silent because of the billions in FDI). Orban did the same thing, but after grinding the EP to a halt, patients for Orban grew thin. By remaining outside the EU, Vucic can continue to hold power while not burning that many bridges with European leadership. > USA is not controlled, any more than say China is controlled, but is an authoritarian regime (so no real elections) Huh? Serbia is a night and day difference to the US. The best comparison to the US is probably Israel. [0] - https://www.reuters.com/world/leaked-us-intel-document-claims-serbia-agreed-arm-ukraine-2023-04-12/ https://www.reuters.com/world/leaked-us-intel-document-claim... [1] - https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/09/19/ukraine-is-a-booming-market-for-balkan-arms-makers https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/09/19/ukraine-is-a-boo... [2] - https://www.ft.com/content/136ed721-fd50-4815-8314-d9df8dc67fd6 https://www.ft.com/content/136ed721-fd50-4815-8314-d9df8dc67... [3] - https://www.politico.eu/article/serbian-president-aleksandar-vucic-german-chancellor-olaf-scholz-meeting-lithium-deal-electric-vehicles/ https://www.politico.eu/article/serbian-president-aleksandar... [4] - https://apnews.com/article/serbia-china-xi-jinping-visit-nato-e37b7ad0e89ac73b83e754142ce8e399 https://apnews.com/article/serbia-china-xi-jinping-visit-nat... [5] - https://amp.dw.com/en/serbia-and-us-the-next-great-trans-atlantic-friendship/a-71268835 https://amp.dw.com/en/serbia-and-us-the-next-great-trans-atl... [6] - https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/defense-at-forefront-as-erdogan-vucic-tout-long-term-co-op/amp https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/defense-at-for... [7] - https://www.mei.edu/publications/serbias-best-friend-arab-world-uae https://www.mei.edu/publications/serbias-best-friend-arab-wo...