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Kosovo Macedonian Minister on the purchase of Chinese missiles from Serbia: A manifestation of hegemonic tendencies towards neighbors!
2026-03-15 10:06:00 / KOSOVA
Kosovo's Defense Minister, Ejup Maqedonci, told Radio Free Europe on Friday that the claims of Serbian authorities that they are arming themselves to protect themselves from neighboring countries are unfounded, and with recent purchases of Chinese weapons they are revealing their hegemonic tendencies in relation to these countries.
The Macedonian made these statements after Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced a day earlier that Serbia had purchased "destructive" Chinese missiles.
It concerns the CM-400 supersonic ballistic missiles from China, REL informs.
"Purchases from Russia and China have been made for several years and continue to be made, so it is not related to any current threat to Serbia...no neighboring state of Serbia has in any case shown any aggressive or offensive intent in relation to Serbia," the Macedonian declared, noting that it is Serbia that shows territorial claims to Kosovo.
In an interview with Radio Television of Serbia, Vučić said that Serbia has successfully integrated Chinese-purchased missiles into the Russian MiG-29 military aircraft it already owns.
"We have a significant number of missiles and we will have even more," Vučić said in an interview with Radio Television of Serbia.
The Serbian president did not say how much the missiles cost but said they "are terribly expensive. We got them at a small discount."
Minister Macedonci believes that Serbia's purchases from China are a continuation of Vučić's policy.
"The Republic of Serbia mainly makes military purchases from non-NATO countries. Serbia has mainly made strategic purchases from the Russian Federation and China. From China, the Serbian Ministry of Defense has procured the FK3, HQ-17 and HQ-9 anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles and various radars."
According to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in the period 2020–2024, Serbia imported the most weapons from China (57%), followed by Russia (20%) and France (7.4%).
Croatia's Prime Minister, Andrej Plenkovic, has reacted to this purchase by Serbia, warning that he will discuss this issue with the NATO alliance.
Reacting to Plenkovic's statement, Vučić said that "Zagreb will not decide what Serbia will have."
He said that Serbia "is preparing for the possibility of an attack by the alliance being formed by Pristina, Tirana and Zagreb."
In March 2025, Croatia, Albania, and Kosovo signed a Declaration on cooperation in the field of defense and security, which Serbian officials described as a threat to Serbia's security.
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