Vučić said that the video of the meeting of the deputy military attaché for defense at the Russian embassy, Lt. Col. George Kleban, whom the media called the “Russian intelligence”, with a Serbian retired lieutenant colonel, which later appeared on the Internet, was filmed on December 24, 2018, but not by employees Information Security Agencies of Serbia.
He added that there are numerous intelligence services in Serbia that are trying to influence the situation in the country and collect information about it.
“In addition to data on Kleban, we have photos and videos with other scouts. Kleban was removed ten times with three agents, he handed money three times, we have complete documentation, ”TASS quoted him as saying.
According to him, a retired Serbian lieutenant colonel, whose name is not called, has been monitored since 2012.
According to Vučić, during this period, the Serbian officer was in contact with the Croatian special services and Russian intelligence.
At the same time, the Serbian leader added that Kleban is no longer in Serbia. According to him, Belgrade has excellent relations with Moscow.
On November 20, the Serbian tabloid Blic published material stating that the “Russian intelligence officer” Georgy Kleban could recruit a senior Serbian officer.
Commenting on these reports, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that Moscow is already used to the fact that “some kind of“ interesting ”stories appear before contacts at the highest level, they are presented as some kind of sensation.”
In the Russian embassy, speaking about these data, they emphasized that provocations cannot harm bilateral relations.