neave barker met him in bell great. >> this is a gift i received from my friend, saddam hussein. >> one of the last remaining strong men of the rm german wars. >> in the last 12 years the hague tribunal failed to prove any kind of link between me and any kind of atrocities. >> at the siege of vukova, he is accused of the hague of the murder and torture. the return of seshel urges closer to eu membership but there are those here that are concerned that membership in the european union will be hugely damaging for serbia's close ties to russia. seshel has made no surprise of his desires. interrupting the interview, seshel's mobile phone. ♪ ♪ the russian national anthem his ring tone of choice. >> translator: all of our traditional enemies are eu members. russia is our traditional friend and ally. eu countries bombed us in 1999. they grabbed kosovo from us. russia throughout history has never attacked us. >> from the start, obstacles and delays have beset seshel's trial. but the biggest delay was caused by the hague itself. delays forced the replacement of one of the judges. setting back th