Tensions between Pristina and Belgrade are running high as air raid sirens were heard for more than three hours in the small border town of Mitrovica.
Tensions between the two countries are now at their highest in years and Kosovo’s fragile peace is maintained by a NATO mission which has 3,770 troops on the ground. Italian peacekeepers were visible in and around Mitrovica on Sunday.
Serbia’s president called on NATO on Sunday to “do their job” in Kosovo or he says Serbia itself will move to protect its minority in the breakaway province.https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/serbia-warns-protect-kosovo-serbs-nato-88659771
The fiery televised address to his nation by President Aleksandar Vucic followed the collapse of political talks between Serbian and Kosovo leaders earlier this week mediated by the European Union in Brussels.
Serbia Sends Troops to Kosovo Border as NATO Could Face Another Conflicthttps://www.newsweek.com/serbia-sends-troops-kosovo-border-nato-could-face-another-conflict-1756047
A video showing Serbian troops reportedly being deployed to the Kosovo border has emerged online, as tensions grow between the two countries over new restrictions imposed on the Serbian population by Kosovo's government.
The EU warned of “escalation and violence” on Monday (21 November) after Serbia and Kosovo failed to reach a deal in emergency talks in Brussels to end their long-running dispute over car license plates used by the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo.https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/eu-warns-of-escalation-as-serbia-kosovo-emergency-talks-over-car-plates-dispute-fail
Kosovo and Serbia reach deal on licence plate dispute https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/11/24/kosovo-and-serbia-reach-deal-on-licence-plate-dispute-borrell
Tense situation in north Kosovo following explosions, attacks https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/tense-situation-in-north-kosovo-following-explosions-attacks
Serbian defense minister: One spark is enough to ignite everything in Kosovo https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/serbian-defense-minister-one-spark-is-enough-to-ignite-everything-in-kosovo/2758225
Serbian president convenes emergency meeting of National Security Councilhttps://archive.is/qAfOM
According to media, Vucic took this measure after Prime Minister of the unrecognized republic of Kosovo Albin Kurti announced an operation to bring down barricade using all available means
Tensions were high in northern Kosovo on Sunday, with Serbs blocking roads after shots and explosions rang out overnightsecurity forces. https://apnews.com/article/europe-violence-serbia-kosovo-03cd340d0747c4fca92f84e14bffafb1
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said Sunday that his message to the Serbs in Kosovo is that “there is no surrender and there will be no surrender.” He said the Serbs had been forced to erect the barricades to protect themselves from Kosovo
The Special Forces of Kosovo have taken control of facilities at the artificial lake of the Gazivode hydroelectric power stationhttps://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1601969896761573376
Serbia places its troops on Kosovo border on combat alert as tensions escalate https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20221227-serbia-places-its-troops-on-kosovo-border-on-combat-alert-as-tensions-escalate
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