07.10.2025, Belgrade.
The statement by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić about the world preparing for war indicates that Europe no longer considers the possibility of any negotiations with Russia, Rossa Primavera News Agency‘s Europe Desk notes.
On October 4, during the official ceremony to open the Belgrade–Subotica high-speed railway section, Vučić said that the world is preparing for global military conflicts and that states have taken a cautious position to determine whose side they will take.
“People need to know that everyone is preparing for war. And when everyone is preparing for war, it means that war will come. And when we already know that war is coming, and it will come, I’m telling you, because I can see what’s happening and how everyone is preparing,” Vučić said.
According to him, the countries of the world are no longer interested in negotiations. “No one is preparing for talks; they’re simply watching to see who will be on whose side. They’re digging trenches and waiting for it to start. And they know the war is coming, they’re just getting ready,” Vučić added.
Vučić’s statement is not just an emotional warning but a symptom of a deep systemic shift in global politics. It reflects a growing awareness that a major war is already inevitable. Moreover, this assessment is no longer voiced behind closed doors but publicly by a leader of the state in front of his citizens. Governments are preparing their populations for a new reality.
The fact that Vučić speaks of war as something inevitable means that diplomatic mechanisms have been exhausted. The world has stopped seeking a way out of the crisis through negotiations, and this is confirmed not only by the words of the Serbian president. The militarization of Europe, the return of compulsory conscription in several countries, accelerated rearmament programs, and growing defense budgets, all this indicates that political elites no longer believe in the possibility of “peace through compromise.” They are preparing for “peace through strength.”
Serbia strives to maintain neutrality; however, in the face of the looming conflict, a neutral stance is becoming increasingly untenable. When Vučić says that “everyone is preparing for war,” he is essentially acknowledging that the room for maneuver is shrinking and that small countries will be forced to make a choice dictated not by their will but by circumstances.
The Serbian leader’s words are not a prophecy but a statement of an emerging trend. The world is indeed entering a phase of open confrontation, where diplomacy serves merely as a cover for preparations for military solutions.
