Fierce riots in the north Kosovo, whose balance added more this Tuesday 50 civilians and 30 military wounded NATOdid not leave a clear picture for the region. after a new turn of tense warmongering rhetoric by its leaders Serbian and Kosovo, more and more voices, To climb risks becoming permanent. And when exactly NATO, United States of America And European Union (EU) They are trying to quickly extinguish all the fires due to the conflict in Ukraine.
Albin Kurti and Aleksandar VucicThe prime minister of Kosovo and the president of Serbia, respectively, had the opportunity to calm things down this Wednesday. The EU had discussed the possibility of the two meeting in Bratislava. address the differences and let’s go back to focus on the European plan for normalization of relations that has been discussed since last year. However the meeting will not take place. “His Journey (from Vučić)) Due to the situation, the flight to Bratislava was canceled and the meeting was not even considered,” a Serbian government spokesperson from the Prensa Ibérica group told EL PERIÓDICO.
The truth is that in the Kosovo crisis, it was formerly dependent on Serbia (and independence not recognized by Belgrade), overlaps today multiple crises and geostrategic failures old and new. Some have a global character; others regional For example, the pulse of the two nationalist leaders, Vučić and, more recently, Kurti, whose determination has led them to intervene in northern Kosovo almost without consulting their allies. But with that comes the tension of the Serbian leader, who is suffering from ongoing protests against him in his home country. A moment of vulnerability that Kurti did not miss to forcefully impose on the elected Albanian mayors a controversial choice and Kosovo Serbs voted against (only 3%), which triggered riots and Western condemnation of their initiative.
tectonic movements
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo petrite selim sees this as the result of “tectonic movements” undertaken by the war in Ukraine. “The priority of the West today is Balkans remain stable until the existential threat comes to Ukraine,” says Selimi. United States of AmericaFrance, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdomand the EU, a group of countries that have largely supported Kosovo in the past, is moving in that direction. So much so that they came to warn that any “new unilateral action” would be a “”.negative effectin relationship with them.
end leaked documents In addition to the US Pentagon, various independent sources also revealed that, main element is war Russian-Ukrainian. “They revealed that Serbiana country whose society is still predominantly pro-Russian, Selling arms and ammunition to Ukraine‘, says Selimi, but insists that this coincides with Belgrade’s ambiguous position vis-à-vis Russia.
separate issue day by day on the groundwas victimized by the Serb community living in northern Kosovo. There, a large part of the population once again feels victimized by the games between Belgrade, Pristina and the international community. “If they (US and EU) really want to resolve this conflict, why don’t they punish them with money and help when they break deals or refuse to negotiate,” said Miograd Milicević, an analyst at the activ center. she complains. Based in Mitrovica. Also, Milicevic, List Serbiana Kosovo Serb political party (closer to Belgrade) According to him, he could and could not stop the violence. “I know their first and last names,” she explains.
US penalty
In this provocative environment, NATO has a power demonstration. Announcing its increased presence on the streets of several northern towns on Monday, the organization announced it will also be deployed this Tuesday. additional troops Operational Reserve Forces (ORF), due to recent upheavals. These soldiers, with NATO attached, will be about 700 and may be on the ground. in less than seven days. “It is a prudent measure to ensure that KFOR (the mission in Kosovo) has the capabilities it needs,” the organization said. said.
on his behalf, USA decided punishing kosovo Canceling their participation in the Defender 23 military exercise and even more. US Ambassador to Kosovo Jeffrey Hovenier said, “We asked him to take urgent measures to de-escalate tensions in the north. But he did not respond to us. Therefore, we consider what our next actions will be.” .