29 Jun 2021

“The goal of this exercise, this play, was mostly directed toward domestic public opinion. The army is strong if it has people who know how to handle equipment, especially if we're talking about equipment that was procured either from Russia or China, if it is professional and depoliticized - that is, it is not instrumentalized by politicians and political parties. On the other hand, the priorities of the citizens of Serbia are to have clean water and clean air, better health, [and] higher employment.”

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Maja Bjelos

   Researcher

Researcher for the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP)

Contexts (to suggest a new Context click here)

China selling weapons to Serbia

Display of Serbian military power - Lightning Strike exercises involving tanks, heavy weapons, drones and around 2,300 troops

Display of Serbian military power - Lightning Strike exercises involving tanks, heavy weapons, drones and around 2,300 troops - Considerations

Reason behind the display of Serbian military power

Russia selling weapons to Serbia

Serbia society

Serbian army