Vučić raises alarm in Munich: We are endangered by the alliance of Kosovo, Albania and Croatia, we will increase investments in defense
Express newspaper
13/02/2026 22:29
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said he is very concerned about the alliance between Croatia, Kosovo and Albania.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Vučić stressed that he is still waiting for an answer to the question of why a military alliance is being created between Pristina, Tirana and Zagreb. He warned that this is why Serbia will invest more in defense.
“With the formation of a military alliance of Croatia with Pristina and Tirana, we are seriously endangered and we will deal with this issue very seriously. I will soon participate in the collegium of the General Staff and the [Serbian] Ministry of Defense and I will visit all the military industry factories. We will invest a large additional amount of money in the military industry factories,” Vučić said, adding that from now on “30, maybe up to 40 percent” of military production will be destined directly for Serbia.
In March last year, Kosovo, Albania and Croatia signed a declaration of cooperation in the field of security and defense. The defense pact states that the three countries will cooperate to increase security and stability in Southeast Europe. The defense ministers of the three countries held a meeting earlier in February, where they discussed the implementation of this declaration.
Meanwhile, after a meeting between the generals of the armies of the three states held on February 11, it was announced that Kosovo, Albania and Croatia will hold their first joint exercise this year.
Vučić described this declaration of cooperation in the field of defense as “a military and offensive alliance against Serbs and Serbia.”
Vučić is attending the Munich Security Conference, one of the most important international geopolitical gatherings of the year. The conference is attended by hundreds of leaders and politicians from around the world, including Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti. The focus of this year’s conference is the future of the transatlantic alliance and efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.
On the sidelines of the conference, the Serbian president met with the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, who expressed to the Serbian leader Brussels’ dissatisfaction with the laws recently adopted by Belgrade in the field of justice.
“If the Venice Commission gives negative comments, we will act accordingly. We are an independent and sovereign state and we draft our own laws,” Vucic said.
He also met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, and announced that in the first half of this year he will visit Beijing, where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. /rel