Vucic: Brussels meeting to be tough, all big Western players are against us

BELGRADE - Ahead of Tuesday's round of the Brussels dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the meeting would be difficult and that "all big Western players" were against Serbia but that law and justice were on its side and that there was no surrender.

In a video message posted on Instagram, Vucic said that "for several days now, especially yesterday and today, (Pristina's PM) Albin Kurti, together with all his helpers, has been in a brutal and dirty campaign against Serbia."

"They are threatening Serbia and issuing reminders about some old days, they talk about their fight for freedom, while forgetting that it was the Serbs who fought for freedom, not only against terrorists but against the NATO aggressor as well. As he (Kurti) said, there is no restoring spilt blood, and blood that has been shed for freedom cannot be restored and must not be forgotten. I will keep that in mind this evening. Long live Serbia! No surrender," Vucic said.

He also wrote that "all big Western players" were against Serbia.

"Still, law and justice are on our side. Even more so, and more importantly, they do not understand how strong the love of freedom is and how strongly and firmly you can protect it despite all pressures," he added.