EXPULSION OF SERBS IS NOT FOR CELEBRATION: Montenegro, Italy, and Slovenia will not send representatives to the military parade in Zagreb marking „Oluja“!

Montenegro, along with Italy and Slovenia, has decided not to send military representatives to the military parade in Zagreb marking 30 years since the Croatian “Operation Storm.” This decision, according to media assessments, represents a clear break from the practice of participating in events that celebrate the ethnic cleansing of the Serbian population.

The parade, which the Croatian authorities will organize as the central event for three decades since “Operation Storm,” will be held on July 31 in Zagreb. Participants and guests will include representatives from numerous NATO countries, but without representatives from Montenegro, Italy, and Slovenia.

“Operation Storm,” celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day, Homeland Thanksgiving Day, and Croatian Defenders’ Day, is perceived in the Serbian public as a tragedy for the Serbian people – due to the expulsion of more than 200,000 Serbs from Krajina and hundreds killed.

Podgorica’s decision to refrain from participation is interpreted as a message that Montenegro does not wish to be part of celebrations perceived as revisionist and offensive to Serbian victims. Media reports suggest that this move represents the first clearer departure from participation in events with a nationalist character, in which Montenegro had previously participated, either symbolically or at the level of military attachés.

While Croatia has presented the parade as a magnificent symbol of “territorial liberation,” in Serbia and the broader Serbian public, the event has triggered a new wave of painful memories. Serbian institutions, organizations, and the public have condemned the parade as a celebration of war crimes and ethnic cleansing.

The absence of representatives from Montenegro, Italy, and Slovenia has also garnered attention as a possible indicator of a new approach within the European space – one in which victims are not relativized in favor of diplomatic protocol.

The Montenegrin government’s decision not to participate in the “Operation Storm” celebration in Zagreb represents a break with past practice and a clearly expressed distance from events that can be perceived as an insult to victims and survivors. At the same time, this move can also be understood as a message of responsibility and sensitivity in regional memory politics, as well as a diplomatic signal about the necessity of acknowledging all suffering – regardless of nationality.

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Source: Blic, Photo: Antonio Bat / EPA