Interested in modernizing their defense systems, Serbia reports they are interested in the Chinese-made FK-3, a medium-range air defense model made for export. This would be a second purchase by Serbia from China, who just sold them some attack drones.
It makes sense for Serbia to be interested, because China is the low-cost solution. The US was mad about the drones, and is even madder about the air defense, warning Serbia that this could cost them EU membership if they go through with it.
Serbia insists no final decision has been made, and it’s not clear the US warning is sincere, let alone that the EU would listen to the US opinion on membership for Serbia. It’s unlikely this would be a real obstacle, even if the US gets mad.
Serbia probably doesn’t have an alternative, either, with US options probably too expensive for them. US anger is probably more going to be for China getting a foothold in Europe in the first place.
It might have been a different story if Serbia had some of those Chinese defensive weapons a while back when the US was bombing the hell out of Serbia. Oh yes and one of the main targets during that illegal and vicious attack, non other then the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. The sad thing is people like Trump probably are totally ignorant of that history and could care less if you were to make them aware of it.
Bellahhway,
You can bet that Serbia remembers that history.
We need to bomb that bridge in Belgrade again to send the proper message.
bootin buddin;
And what would that message be -“we are sociopathic, but well-armed ass-oles, so don’t get in our path!”?
No, it would be buy your air defense systems from a reputable seller.
They are.
And it will fail like all china produced products.Go buy something from Walmart if you need further proof.
Don’t buy anything from any retailer then, because they all sell basically the same merchandise. I see you can still get away with your racist language for Asians, you idiot.
Don’t buy anything from any retailer then, because they all sell basically the same merchandise.
So what if they do. Serbia is a fractured weak country and is no threat to anyone. We put Serbia in their place 20 years ago and they are still hiding under their beds in fear of us.
bootin buddin.
Are you condoning “bullying behavior”? I was born during WWII – probably ancient history to you, but this country fought distinctly against bullying behavior then.
you do know that Serbia won that fight ? They shot down and otherwise destroyed dozens if not hundreds of attacking aircraft.
2/3s of the F-117s were knocked out of action.
Washington then switched to attacking pure civilian targets in a war crime terror campaign. Belgrade refused to capitulate and got even better at hitting attacking aircraft. It got so bad for the attackers that the pilots were dropping and running away like scared chickens.
In one well known example, a bridge was bombed 37 times with smart bombs but never hit. Finally, on the 38th try, the attackers hit the bridge and blew it up. Oops ! The dumbsh*ts had been bombing a decoy bridge made out of cardboard and plywood. BWAH !!!
Finally Washington ran to Moscow begging for help to negotiate a ceasefire.
Washington then broke every single of the ceasefire terms as well as violated the relevant UNSC resolutions on the subject.
Folly, we got that bridge on the first try and they surrendered 10 seconds after. We should have bombed it again after they nearly completed rebuilding it.
Which bridge? 10 seconds later? Are you talking about bridge in Summeria?
A couple of major bridges over that filth polluted Danube River. They in Belgrade didn’t like it but did nothing about it.
You suggesting that the USAF is a band of war criminals ?
Just shows the true vassal relationship of the EU to the US when Washington can threaten Serbias EU membership application.
Or rather, that the U.S. serves the EU, not the other way around when push comes to shove.
Globalism is Western European imperialism paid for in U.S. blood and treasure.
US warning Serbia that this could cost them EU membership if they go through with it.
Just shows again that the EU system like NATO is controlled by the US …..+ they are also controlled by the Five Eyes ( US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand ), through the Nine Eyes and Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing Alliances.
The EU member states don`t have an independent national and foreign policy.
Serbia might want to think twice about joining the EU anyway, and look to the Eurasian Economic Union.
https://www.eurasiareview.com/26102019-serbia-signs-trade-deal-with-russias-eurasian-union/
Agree, Serbia also has very good relations with Russia.
Ask for public opinion in Serbia on joining EU. No hurry!
EU knows it, so it “slowed down” membership process. It is a free market. If the cheep product is not good enough, will shop elsewhere in the future. Why the fuss? We cannot micromanage countries like they are our counties.
2 Serbia needs to throw out of the country all ngos.
3 Serbia shouldn’t Amerika phone calls or let Amerikan diplomats ever land their.
Why, we could teach you how to live correctly. We were on the brink of taking you over in 1999 but it was too much of an undertaking.Our regime change department decided against it.
All the U.S. is reminding Serbia of is how badly they need good air defenses.
China probably remembers the U.S./NATO oopsie-bombing of their embassy in Belgrade as well, and probably regard the sale as just desserts.
Its interesting that the Serbians chose a Chinese AD system over a Russian S-300, though, like they were trying to send the U.S. a message during a time of unprecedented U.S.-China tensions.