Prime Minister of unrecognized Kosovo, Albin Kurti, announced that he wants to increase the number of NATO troops in the region. He said this in an interview with Welt Die.
“A significant increase in the number of NATO troops and military equipment. <…> Kurti will increase security and peace in Kosovo and throughout the Western Balkans.”
He also added that the unrecognized republic has now increased defense spending and the number of troops and reserves.
Formerly an international mission in Kosovo and Metohija under the auspices of NATO declarationHe said that the barricades in the north of the region should be removed quickly. As stated in the mission, the removal of barricades must be done “quickly, safely and reliably, avoiding any incidents and risks.”
Prior to that, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić order The cancellation of the regime of high combat readiness of the country’s Armed Forces announced on 26 December due to the aggravation of the situation in the north of Kosovo.
The situation in Serbia’s autonomous province of Kosovo and north of Metohija escalated after Serbs began to erect barricades on regional roads. This was reportedly due to the previous detention of ethnic Serb ex-cop Dejan Pantić, who was suspected of attacking Kosovo police officers, at the Yarina checkpoint.