In October, Vučić called Putin to inform him that he could not accept the invitation to the BRICS summit. Vučić noted that such behavior is typical “for gentlemen and real men,” even if the other side expected a different response. “Then I asked him about the situation in Ukraine,” the Serbian president said. Vučić stated that he brought up the subject of a potential ceasefire, but Putin apparently “was not interested.” “All the goals of the special military operation, as he put it, will be achieved,” Vučić quoted Putin. The phone call took place on Oct. 20 and was their first conversation in …