CROATIA: ZAGREB: CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN INTERVIEW

(4 May 1995) English/Nat
Croatian President Franjo Tudjman has warned that his forces will bomb Serb positions if attacks on Zagreb continue.
In an exclusive interview with APTV he outlined what action he would take against the rebel Serbs in a week that has seen the conflict come to the heart of the capital, Zagreb.
The Croatian presidential palace is a long way from the frontlines.
But the Croatian president's mind is never far from the fortunes of his army.
The Croatian army this week launched an offensive reclaiming hundreds of square miles (square kilometres) that rebel Serbs had taken in 1991.
In retaliation, Zagreb has been bombarded by Serb rockets.
President Tudjman outlined his next move.
SOUNDBITE:
If Croatian Serbs and Belgrade would accept negotiations then we are ready to negotiate for all the mandate of UNCRO till the autumn. If they would provoke an attack then we decide on our steps.
Question So you will give till the autumn?
Yes- if, as I said, the Croatian Serbs and Belgrade accept negotiation for peaceful integration.
SUPER CAPTION:Franjo Tudjman, Croatian President
When asked what steps he would take if there were further rocket attacks he was adamant that his army would destroy the Serb gun positions.
SOUNDBITE:
Question: But you would try and take out the rocket launchers? Of course that is first what we have to do.
SUPER CAPTION: Franjo Tudjman, Croatian President
The Croatian government had officially announced that its offensive was over but Tudjman vowed retaliation in case of new rocket strikes.
SOUNDBITE:
I could confirm that all Croatian army commanders have ordered not to take any attack but in the circumstances when Serbs attack not only Zagreb but also Sisak or Karlovac, Otocac and so on- its quite naturally that local commander take some steps to prevent it.
SUPER CAPTION: Franjo Tudjman, Croatian President
The effectiveness of his campaign of recent days gave strength to his confidence about a possible peaceful solution.
SOUNDBITE:
I think after this lecture (lesson) in Croatia I think that Croatian Serbs and Belgrade would accept peaceful solution in Croatia at the end
SUPER CAPTION Franjo Tudjman, Croatian President
His comments come on a day when his enemies - Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and Croatian Serb leader Milan Martic have been meeting to decide what course of action they will take.
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[@eltoro10-v5t]

Sto je vise kleveta i lazi Franjo je nam je sve miliji i draži

[@patrikcavar8312]

Neka živi vječno doktor Franjo Tuđman bez našega Franje zabave je manje Pozdrav iz Čitluka

[@patrikcavar8312]

@@mifftiosan on je moj idol

[@CroHerceg88]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ivantopolcic]

🤑@@CroHerceg88

[@Corleone-oe6qf]

@@patrikcavar8312 Jel je tvoj drugi idol ante pavelic?

[@ivonakarla3728]

VELIKI COVJEK prvi i jedini nas predsjednik,Hrvatska te voli beskrajno! HVALA ti na nasoj dragoj domovini ! Pocivao u miru Bozijem! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@mirkojurisic9115]

Pociva u paklu mozes mu se po grobu vec znas sta

[@ivantopolcic]

jebi si mater@@mirkojurisic9115

[@marinkro]

Kralj

[@mariocroatia9321]

Our late president Franjo Tuđman litteraly fought against the Nazis in WW2 and was one of the most prominent Tito's generals... Yet Serbian Ultra Nationalists want to portray him as some kind of a Nazi 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Corleone-oe6qf]

Meeting up with ancestors of former ustasha members and the far right of croatian nationalism and not recognizing the bosnians as legitimate people is a nationalistic way of thinking. Of course he was a croatian nationalist even though he fought for the partisans. It is just inacceptable that tudjman and izetbegovic weren't still convicted as war criminals for all the vast violence they committed during the bosnian war. So even though he is the first president of croatia he shouldn't be seen as hero. If you see him as hero you can also say karadzic was the "saviour" of serbs. Both of this is still not true.

[@mariocroatia9321]

@@Corleone-oe6qf LOL...Crap.... Alija Izetbegović was a member of Mladi Muslimani.A Nazi group

[@kaznjenik111]

Živio Franjo Tuđman!

[@Eke1335]

Hes enghlishh sounds suprisingly perfect

[@jerrydeniro]

Pobjednik i veliki čovjek

[@animatonnemo4563]

To je velika pučka a ne čovjek

[@milosavamicevic9999]

Ovaj je dobar ali kad Alija počne na engleskom ....

[@Milanesi1899]

ja sam turčin, ali sam se iz nekog razloga divio Franjo Tuđmanu

[@danijelrihtaric9792]

To je bio predsjednik ,a ne tito.Vječna mu slava što sad živimo u slobodnoj Hrvatskoj.

[@zeljkobabic4497]

Tuđman govno kao i cijeli hdz

[@danijelrihtaric9792]

@@zeljkobabic4497 ma ti si mali žmerek

[@tanjanestorov70]

@@danijelrihtaric9792 Nije on/ona uopšte žmerek,u pravu je.On je naredio progon i ubijanje Srba u Hrvatskoj 1995.godine u vojno-policijskoj akciji "Oluja".

[@danijelrihtaric9792]

@@tanjanestorov70 Ovo je Hrvatska,a ne Srbija ako nisi znala.

[@danijelrihtaric9792]

@@tanjanestorov70 Srbi su nama donijeli veliko zlo,ako nisi znala.A kao drugo nitko ih nije tjerao iz Hrvatske nego je srbe pozivao Tuđman da ne bježe.Kao trece nikad više nikuda sa srbima taj narod samo zlo želi drugima.

[@krunoslavkovacec1842]

Prvi put da čujem kako priča srpski

[@globokibreg6849]

Bijo pravi partizan

[@kali511]

Točno to

[@baronarikov1223]

[@NormalYUBA]

Ono kada seljačina obuče gospodsku obleku i pomisli da je time postal gospodin. Bijedni aparatčik bil i ostal do kraja.

[@NormalYUBA]

Pa kakav nam je bil Otac domovine (citaj svih lopina) takva nam je i domovina sada.

[@Hamzasulejman]

Jel on Gastroenterolog bijo rahmet mu dusi a porodici sabur

[@redpanda1935]

Nadam se da mu sude tamo civilne zrtve oluje

[@mateokaramatic3999]

Kralj naš ustaški ❤

[@redpanda1935]

Mislis americko njemackj

[@stipedomazet8169]

Imaš li ti mali 18 godina!!!

[@nikazlata5569]

Абвян

[@nikazlata5569]

Ты харошые

[@DV-zv4ox]

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[@inmediasres1177]

I kao Partizan i kao predsjednik na točnoj i pobjedničkoj strani 🇺🇸🇪🇺 ... Vidi se rukopis povijestničara ... Dr. Franjo Tudman, otac moderne hrvatske drzave 🇭🇷🇭🇷

[@trevor5116]

JA U TVOJOJ KOZI NE BIH PROVEO NI SATA!

[@antonijegrmusa4640]

Poginućeš hej Tuđmane od svojih Hrvata

[@MAGNUM-lw4sr]

Nemoj me zajebavati. On je cak znao nesto reci na engleskom.

[@tmina32]

Tijekom 2. Svjetskog rata imao je za zadatak slušati radio London pa prevoditi i tiskati vijesti koje su onda slane partizanima.

[@MAGNUM-lw4sr]

Républicain bolje da suti

[@177zic]

Kolko ja znam, držao je i gostujuće predavanje na Yaleu.

[@sanjamatsuri]

Pa sto ocekujes od doktora znanosti, da bude nepismen kao danasnji politicari? Lingvisticki analfabet?

[@croatianmeansaryan5256]

Mars odavde srbine,nisi dobrodoso!!!

[@nikolakarna696]

Autokrata i konzervativac, skromnog intelekta.

[@Stolencamaro]

Vidi mu se po licu da je djavo

[@gspcro9047]

Nije to Mladić, Raznatović, Karadžić ili Milošević.

[@BranneKaj-ej7ut]

A da