Croatian President Zoran Milanovic expressed concern on Wednesday at the NATO summit in Ankara about Serbia’s military development. The official is also worried about the acquisition of long-range weapons, warning that Croatia will have to consider a response.
According to the official, Serbia’s military procurement policy has raised questions about the security threats coming from this state, reports hotnews.ro.
“There is a very unusual approach to armament, and the question must be asked: what is the purpose of these acquisitions, why are you buying them, what threat assessment are you starting from and how do you intend to use these capabilities? (…) Serbia is behaving in a rather unusual way. I hope that in six months they won’t buy an aircraft carrier on wheels, because they don’t have access to the sea,” Milanovic sarcastically declared after the summit.
He asserts that hypersonic missiles represent only a part of Serbia’s military acquisitions and that Croatia, as a state, will have to find a way to respond. One of the measures could be for the country to procure similar equipment.