Former Croatian President Stipe Mesic has stated that some people in Serbia live in illusion because Serbia is not strong enough to pose a threat to the region, despite its armaments from Russia and China. The well-known Croatian politician, who speaks more openly and more realistically about Serbia, during an interview for KosovaPress, has revealed the reason why Serbia continues to be the only country in Europe that has not imposed sanctions on Russia. "Serbia can no longer be a threat. It is clear that some people in Serbia live under the illusion that they are the strongest in this region and that they can dictate politics. Serbia can not dictate anything. Serbia depends a lot on Russia, it is about its economic interest, so it does not declare itself against Russia," said Mesic. The man who served in all high public positions in Croatia, but also in the former Yugoslavia, stressed that the EU should speed up the procedures for the integration of Kosovo and other Western Balkan countries in Europe. Speaking about the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Mesic sees the involvement of the United States in this process as necessary. He mentioned the experience with the Croatian and Bosnian processes, saying that Europe without America is not strong enough to solve problems and bring real peace. "I think that if the European Union wants to be principled, it must speed up the entry into European integration of Kosovo and other Western Balkan countries. We’ve seen it during the war in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina that Europe did not have the power to do anything in order to to come to true peace. Europe today has no leader, Europe is short-sighted in politics compared to America. Therefore, America must be engaged, just as it is committed to peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, so it will be engaged in Kosovo as well," Mesic stressed. Croatian lawyer and politician Stjepan (Stipe) Mesic was the last president of Yugoslavia (1991). He then served as Prime Minister of Croatia, and later as Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (1992-1994). Most recently he was president of Croatia for two five-year terms, from 2000 to 2010.