Croatian President to ask Putin about his country's ties with Serbia

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic says she will discuss Russian-Serbian military cooperation when she meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"We need to talk about the area of ​​Southeast Europe, we will talk about Russian-Serbian military cooperation," Grabar-Kitarovic has told TV N1.

She said her upcoming trip to Moscow and meeting with Putin "did not happen overnight" and that Croatia "has the right to it."

Often, Grabar-Kitarovic continued, she has been "accused and misinterpreted" when it comes to her attitudes towards the Russian Federation.

"Croatia has the right to develop relations with Russia. If frequent meetings of (German) Chancellor Merkel with Putin are not being questioned, I do not see why meetings with the Croatian president would be questioned," she said.

Speaking about Croatia's relations with its neighbors, Grabar...