
Crisis Averted As Serbs in Kosovo’s North Lift Barricades
“Diplomacy prevailed in de-escalating tensions in north Kosovo. Violence can never be a solution,” Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, said.
“Diplomacy prevailed in de-escalating tensions in north Kosovo. Violence can never be a solution,” Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, said.
The decision was due to the latest developments in Kosovo. Authorities in Pristina were preparing to attack the ethnic Serb minority in North Kosovo and to remove the barricades there by force.
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti has accused Serbia of threatening his country with aggression: “We do not want conflict, we want peace and progress, but we will respond to aggression with all the power we have.”
The incident comes as tensions between Serbia and Kosovo have ratcheted up in recent months.
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