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The Latest Breaking News from Kosovo

Kosovo: ethnic tensions have created a political 'volcano' that could erupt anytime

After US state department counsellor Derek Chollet recently visited Kosovo in a bid to calm tensions flaring in the north of the country, he said Washington’s priority was to prevent “violence metastasising” (spreading) between Serbs and Albanians.

The Conversation

Siam Society heads to southeastern Europe

Siam Society is organising a study trip to southeastern Europe that will include visits of Albania, North Macedonia and Kosovo, from March 22 to April 2.

Bangkok Post

Serbia and Kosovo: why the EU is intent on resolving border tension stoked by the Ukraine war

The Russian invasion of Ukraine serves as a sombre reminder that Europe’s unresolved issues can reignite. Given the rising tension in the Balkans, Germany and France have made settling the unresolved problems between Serbia and Kosovo a top priority for 2023.

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Labour promises ‘laser-like’ focus on Kosovo and Serbia in foreign policy charm offensive

Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy has travelled to Kosovo and Serbia recently to try and help defuse tensions in the region

The Independent UK

NATO declines Serbia's request to deploy its troops in Kosovo

NATO's mission in Kosovo, KFOR, has declined a Serbian government request to send up to 1,000 police and army personnel to Kosovo after clashes between Serbs and the Kosovo authorities, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday.

Reuters

Serbia says KFOR rejected its forces' return to Kosovo

Serbia's president says NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo have rejected its demand for Serbian security forces be allowed to return to the breakaway province amid ongoing tensions

The Independent UK

Off-duty Kosovo soldier suspected of wounding two local Serbs

Kosovo police arrested an off-duty soldier suspected of shooting and wounding two young Serbs near the ski resort town of Shterpce on Friday, a case likely to further inflame relations between local Serbs and the government in Pristina.

Reuters

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Kosovo re-opens border crossings after Serbs remove roadblocks

Kosovo opened two border crossings with Serbia in the volatile north on Friday, following three weeks of closure after Serbs set up roadblocks to protest against the government in Pristina in a dispute that has drawn international concern.

Reuters

Kosovo opens all border crossings as Serbs remove roadblocks

Ethnic tensions along Kosovo’s eastern border appear to be easing amid fears of an armed conflict.

Al Jazeera

Kosovo-Serbia tensions: Mood on the ground, possible scenarios

Analysts say heightened friction in the Balkans may serve the Kremlin’s interests but cast doubt over a show of force.

Al Jazeera

Kosovo's main border crossing with Serbia open as tensions ease

Mitrovica (Kosovo) (AFP) - Kosovo's primary border crossing with Serbia reopened and ethnic Serbs began removing barricades in the volatile north Thursday, dialling down growing tensions that had drawn international calls for de-escalation.

AFP

Serbs dismantle barricades as Kosovo standoff eases

Serbs started dismantling barricades in northern Kosovo on Thursday, hours after Kosovo reopened its main border crossing with Serbia, easing a surge in tensions that has alarmed world powers.

Reuters

Serbs start removing barricades in easing of tensions in Kosovo

Mitrovica (Kosovo) (AFP) - The roadblock near the main border crossing between Kosovo and Serbia was removed Thursday, state-run TV said, announcing a move that paves the way to easing of tensions in the volatile region.

AFP

Kosovo reopens Serbia border crossing, roadblocks yet to go

Kosovo has reopened the main border crossing with Serbia after a nearby barricade that led to its closure was removed

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Kosovo Serbs to Remove Barricades that Triggered Tensions

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said late Wednesday that Serbs will start removing their barricades in Kosovo on Thursday in a move that could deescalate tensions that triggered fears of new clashes in the Balkans. The agreement was reached at a late-night crisis meeting with the leaders of Kosovo Serbs, Vucic…

Al Jazeera

Protesting Serbs in northern Kosovo start removing barricades

The removal of the roadblock paves the way for easing soaring tensions in the volatile region.

Reuters

Serbs in northern Kosovo to remove barricades, Serbia's Vucic says

Serbs in northern Kosovo who have been blocking roads for the past 19 days in a protest against the arrest of a former policeman will start removing barricades Thursday morning, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday evening.

Reuters

Serbia's Vucic urges Serbs in Kosovo to remove barricades - official

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has urged ethnic Serbs in Kosovo to end protests against the Pristina government, reassuring them that they would be immune from prosecution, a Serbian official said on Wednesday.

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AFP

Tension soars as main Kosovo border crossing with Serbia closed

Belgrade (AFP) - Kosovo's biggest border crossing with Serbia was closed on Wednesday as months of tensions again flared, prompting Washington and Brussels to urge an immediate de-escalation of tensions.

Reuters

EU, U.S. express concern over situation in north Kosovo

The European Union and the United States are concerned about the situation in the north of Kosovo and urge the rival parties to de-escalate tensions, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

AFP

Tension soars as Kosovo shuts main border crossing with Serbia

Belgrade (AFP) - Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia, police said Wednesday, after Serbs set up more barricades on their side in one of the region's worst crises in years.

Reuters

Serbs in northern Kosovo to start removing barricades from Thursday

Kosovo Serbs who have been blocking roads in northern Kosovo for 19 days have agreed to start removing barricades from Thursday morning, bowing to calls by the United States and European Union to defuse tensions.

The Independent UK

Kosovo Serb whose arrest caused crisis released from jail

The lawyer for a former Kosovo Serb policeman has been ordered released from prison and placed under house arrest

AFP

Kosovo shuts main border crossing with Serbia

Belgrade (AFP) - Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia, police said Wednesday, after Serbs set up more barricades on their side in one of the worst regional crises in years.

Reuters

Kremlin backs Serbia, denies Russia is stoking tensions in Kosovo

The Kremlin on Wednesday said it supported Serbia's attempts to protect ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo but denied Pristina's accusation that Russia was somehow stoking tensions in an attempt to sow chaos across the Balkans.

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