The Serbs reiterated that they want the Kosovo special police and ethnic Albanian officials they call ‘fake’ mayors to withdraw from northern Kosovo
Hundreds of ethnic Serbs on Wednesday gathered in a town in northern Kosovo, days after clashes that injured 30 soldiers from a NATO-led peacekeeping force and over 50 Serbs, provoking fears of a renewal of the region’s bloody conflicts and prompting the Western military alliance to send in additional troops.
Serbs are a minority in Kosovo, but a majority in parts of the country’s north bordering Serbia. Many reject the Albanian-majority territory’s claim of independence from Serbia. A former province of Serbia, Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence is also not recognized by Belgrade. The confrontation first unfolded last week after ethnic Albanian officials, who were elected in a vote that Serbs overwhelmingly boycotted, entered municipal buildings to take office with an escort of Kosovo police.
While Washington and most EU nations recognize Kosovo’s statehood, Belgrade has the backing of Russia and China in rejecting it. Western officials have sharply criticized both Kosovo’s authorities for pushing to install the newly-elected mayors, and Serbs because of the violence. “Both Kosovo and Serbia should immediately recommit to engaging in the EU-facilitated Dialogue to normalize relations,” said Blinken.
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