Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić reacted to an article in The Guardian.
But what he probably didn't expect, they write Serbian media, reports the Telegraph, was the fact that his reaction would be published in the "letters from readers" section.
And as Nova.rs writes, Vučić's letter was discussed by international relations analyst Mirko Dautović, who pointed out that his response was published in The Guardian's weekend supplement, on page seven in the "letters from readers" section.
As Nova.rs recalls, this is a reaction by the Serbian president to a text published by The Guardian on August 25, stating that "protesters deserve more support and solidarity from the EU than they are receiving."
In addition, Vučić's presence in Western Balkan politics was described by The Guardian as "malignant".
As The Guardian wrote, the authoritarian response to the protests - which spread to small towns - contributed to a decline in public trust in a leader who used state power to serve his own political interests.
That media outlet also wrote that Serbia needs "free and fair elections and the overthrow of the authoritarian regime from the past decade," it writes. Index.hr.
And in his response, Vučić assessed that Serbia is deeply oriented towards Europe.
In the text, he also stated that 23,000 illegal gatherings were held in the last nine months.
"Most of them were small, sometimes only a few dozen people, but they disrupted daily life, disrupted the government and recently turned violent. More than 170 police officers were injured. Despite this, police actions remained limited, restrained and targeted only at those who damaged property or attacked police officers," Vučić said. /Telegrafi/
