"We are driven into corner," says Vucic

The Serbian president was addressing an unscheduled press conference late on Monday when he said that he was "bringing bad news" and that even after (EU Commissioner) Johannes Hahn's trip to Pristina, "the Albanians would not even hear about abolishing the taxes (on goods from central Serbia)."

As he said, "the first bad news is that Pristina emphasized that it will not abolish the tax (recently increased by 100 percent) until Serbia recognizes Kosovo's independence."

"Another bad news is that the Albanians today announced the formation of an army (in Kosovo) for December 14. Johannes Hahn was unequivocal when it comes to the taxes that Pristina introduced, they said that the taxes would be abolished when Serbia recognizes Kosovo's independence. Serbia will not negotiate like that. The problem is, what will we do on December 15 or January 15, when one of the hotheads sends an army to the north of Kosovo," Vucic said.

This, he says, brings us to "the highest level of danger in the region."

Pristina's moves, he said, are "irresponsible, terribly irresponsible and lead us to the worst kind of danger":

"I do not want to say the word, what their intention is, but I'm afraid they are leading us all to a fait accompli."

As Vucic remarked, "it seems like we the Serbs are guilty because they are enraged in Kosovo because of the vote in Interpol," adding, "I guess we should have voted for them (Pristina joining), so that they would not take measures."

As he said, "in Pristina they know that they will not destroy the Serbian economy, as much as they are painful for us, because we have something to produce and export."

Vucic said that measures will certainly affect us, but not dramatically,...