But the most important area, Sector East in Eastern Slavonia, remained under firm Serb control. And, much like Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine issue today, Serbia’s then-president, Slobodan Milošević, insisted that the issue could be resolved only by direct talks between the Serb separatists and the Croat government in Zagreb.
1995年5月和8月初相继爆发的克罗地亚攻势从塞族分裂势力的控制下收复了四块中的三块联合国保护领土。但重要性首屈一指的东斯拉沃尼亚地区依然在塞族控制之下。而且，就像今天乌克兰问题上的俄总统弗拉基米尔·普京一样，塞尔维亚时任总统斯洛博丹·米洛舍维奇坚持该问题只能由塞尔维亚分离主义分子和萨格勒布的克罗地亚政府双方直接谈判解决。