UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 3, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Assembly adopts Resolution condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine (media)
• Kurti invites five EU countries to urgently recognize Kosovo (RTK)
• Konjufca meets Viola von Cramon - support for visa liberalization confirmed (media)
• Hovenier: Our Strength is our Unity: Putin Chose War. We Remain United with Ukraine (media)
• Xhaferi: Northern Macedonia supports Kosovo's membership in NATO (RTK)
• COVID-19: 69 new cases, no deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Serbia votes for UN resolution condemning Russian attack, West welcomes vote (N1)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: Stance of Russia on Kosovo principled and lasting (Kosovo-online)
• Serbian Assembly Speaker: Relations with US friendly, but with ups and downs (N1)
• Brnabic: We will not confiscate properties of Russian companies (RTS)
• Dacic: Serbia grateful to Slovakia for its principled position on Kosovo (media)
• Simic: Refrain from irresponsible statements, Serbia supported UN resolution on Ukraine (media)
• Drecun: Pristina creates image of endangerment to mask preparation of new actions in northern Kosovo (media)
• Jevtic: Security fund doesn’t send good message to Serbian community (media)
• NATO official: Admission to Alliance only with support of all members (Kosovo-online)
• Father Sava informs US Ambassador about problems Visoki Decani Monastery faces (Kosovo-online)
• Ukrainian president advisor: Not right moment for question on Kosovo recognition (Kosovo-online)
• Kosovo campaign to join NATO: New demands – recognition and EU membership (KoSSev)
• Serbian journalists’ associations with European Federation of Journalists, condemn banning of RT and Sputnik (N1)
• Vucic meets with Hands (Tanjug)
• Covid-19: Three new cases, one death registered in Serbian areas (Kosovo-online)

Opinion:

• Visoki Decani and ASM between “Kurti’s doctrine“ and “Ukrainian effect“ (KoSSev)

International:

• Montenegro Leaders Split Over Army Role in Possible NATO Missions (Balkan Insight)
• Serbia Backs UN Resolution Condemning Russian Attack on Ukraine (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo parliament urges government to start NATO membership bid (swissinfo.ch)

• Kosovo Assembly to discuss today resolution in support of Ukraine (RTK)
• Kurti calls on diaspora to contribute to Security Fund (media)
• Ukraine is a ‘Sarajevo in the making’, warns Kosovo’s PM (The Independent)
• Western Balkan countries vote in favour of UN Resolution on Ukraine (EWB)
• Serbia mobilizing reservists in Kosovo, says Deputy Defense Minister (T7)
• Konjufca to meet Von Cramon in Prishtina today (media)
• Draft law on war crimes institute to be sent to government by June (EO)
• U.S. Ambassador visits Decani Monastery (media)
• Kosovo eases COVID-19 restrictions as case numbers fall (Prishtina Insight)
• COVID-19: 83 new cases, one death (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti calls for Kosovo membership in EU and NATO (media)
• Osmani thanks Milanovic for proposal to give candidate status to Kosovo (media)
• Kurti: Looking forward to working closely with Sarrazin (media)
• Vela reacts to Dacic’s statement, says “Serbia and Russia are one” (media)
• Krasniqi: Emergent need for Kosovo to join Council of Europe (media)
• Mitrovica South Mayor meets UNMIK chief (media)
• COVID-19: 83 new cases, one death (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: Situation in Europe and worldwide increasingly difficult (media)
• EU Ambassadors: We are counting on Serbia at UN General Assembly (media)
• Dacic: Those asking us to impose sanctions on Russia are against Serbia (RTS)
• MEPs: Serbia to harmonise with EU policy, impose sanctions on Russia (N1)
• Petronic: Pristina’s request to join NATO immediately unrealistic and ungrounded (Radio kontakt plus)
• First refugees from Ukraine arrived in Serbia (DW, Kosovo-online)
• Dacic calls for presidential elections (RTS)
• Head of UNMIK met North Mitrovica municipality leadership (Kontakt plus radio)
• Rakic meets EULEX chief, talks about security of Serb community (Kosovo-online)

International:

• Kosovo politicians pledge to new fund to boost Security Force (BIRN)
• Serb Refugee Returns to Kosovo Home, 22 Years After Fleeing (Balkan Insight)
• Kosovo Echoes Calls for NATO ‘Accelerated’ Membership (Balkan Insight)
• War in Ukraine, the Balkans hold their breath (balcanicaucaso.org)

• Osmani meets Turkish President Erdogan (media)
• Kurti: We established the Security Fund (media)
• Mandl: The five EU countries should immediately recognize Kosovo (Telegrafi)
• Croatia’s President proposes status of EU candidate for Kosovo (Kallxo)
• Ukraine invasion revives debate in Kosovo on NATO membership (BIRN)
• Kosovo to shelter 20 Ukrainian journalists working remotely (Reuters)
• LDK proposes Resolution for Kosovo’s membership in NATO and EU (Koha)
• Kosovo government issues decision on new anti-COVID-19 measures (media)
• COVID-19: 61 new cases, one death (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 1, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Osmani received by the Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, Mustafa Sentop (media)
• War in Ukraine - NATO says engagement in Kosovo has not changed (Kallxo)
• Hoti: Kosovo needs to join NATO and the EU through accelerated procedures (Koha)
• Mehaj with a request for citizens for the campaign 'Kosovo in NATO' (media)
• Haradinaj addresses Kurti with five requests after the situation in Ukraine (RTK)
• Doris Pack: Kosovo should be immediately recognized by the five EU countries (Kallxo)
• COVID-19: 61 new cases, one death (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Vucic: We will join the UN decisions related to violations of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, not the ones on sanctions (Beta, NMagazin)
• Selakovic: Serbia regrets erupting of crisis and conflict in Ukraine (Kosovo-online)
• Serbia ready for Ukrainian refugees, Red Cross opens account to help Ukrainians (N1)
• Selakovic: ''Separatism is contagious’' (media)
• Grubjesic: Pristina’s request to join NATO encouraged from outside (RTS)
• Serbian Atlantic Council chairman on Pristina’s request to join NATO (Kosovo-online)

International:

• Kosovo Media Weigh Solutions to Boom in Fake News (Balkan Insight)
• BIRN Fact-Check: Do Serbia and Kosovo Really Cooperate on Court Cases? (Balkan Insight)

Humanitarian/Development:

• Stories of coexistence: Three awards for journalists and media from Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio, Radio Mitrovica sever, KiM radio, KoSSev)
• BiH, Kosovo*, North Macedonia in breach of rules on air pollution from thermal power plants (balkangreenenergynews.com)

• Osmani: Joining Euro-Atlantic institutions more indispensable than ever (media)
• Kurti meets UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (media)
• Krasniqi: It is time for Kosovo in NATO (Indeksonline/Koha)
• Kosovo defends decision to ban Russian TV channels (BIRN)
• Lajcak: Grateful for German government’s attention to Western Balkans (media)
• Von Cramon: Kosovo deserves membership of Council of Europe (media)
• Powerful Kosovo Serb businessman accused of threatening politician (BIRN)
• Failure to protect LGBTI community and reporters from violence (Kallxo)
• Western Balkans investment summit spotlights transition to green energy (Exit)
• COVID-19: 55 new cases, one death (media)

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Kosovo offers many opportunities for foreign investors (media)
• Knaus: Kosovo should become member of the Council of Europe (Telegrafi)
• Hoxhaj calls for Kosovo's membership of NATO (media)
• Haxhiu: One of the Serbs arrested in Pristina communicates with Russia (media)
• Gervalla: The Allies should take Serbia’s threats more seriously (media)
• Ukrainian MP: We should recognise Kosovo independence (media)
• AAK demands parliamentary debate on security in Kosovo (RTK)
• COVID-19: 55 new cases, one death (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Selakovic: Resolving all open issues for lasting reconciliation in the region (N1, Beta)
• Varhelyi: Stability of Western Balkans more important than ever (N1)
• Vucic: I don't know how much the danger is of Kosovo becoming a member of NATO, but it is not naïve (media)
• Serbs arrested in PR for terrorism-related crimes released from custody (KoSSev)
• Vucic: Serbia advocating peace, respect of international law (Tanjug, media)
• Brnabic: Vucic did not choose Putin, but international law; Kosnett: Vucic chose Putin, not the West (KiM radio)
• MTS has removed Russian TV channels (RFE, RTK2)
• Situation at Brnjak crossing without any change (RTK2)
• Vucic: We don't want to agree to the game of provocations of Kosovo Police (KiM radio, RTS, Tanjug)

Opinion:

• Can the Czech EU presidency bring Western Balkans accession any closer? (Balkan Insight)

International:

• Serbia Supports Ukraine’s Sovereignty But Opposes Sanctions on Russia, Vucic says (Balkan Insight)
• In Albanian City Once Named ‘Stalin’, a Base for NATO (Balkan Insight)

• EU concerned that crisis may spread to Western Balkans (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo President: Vucic obviously playing by Putin’s book (Koha)
• Kosovo joins Western sanctions on Russia (BIRN)
• Kosovo asks US for permanent military base, NATO membership (Al Jazeera/Reuters)
• Threat from Russian scenario, KFOR is asked to step up presence in north (Koha)
• Kosovo Police reacts to statement by Serbia’s Office for Kosovo (media)
• Haradinaj wants a fund to be created for the army (Ekonomia Online)
• Media commission: Stopping Russian channels in Kosovo deemed necessary (Koha)
• COVID-19: 81 new cases, one death (media)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, February 25, 2022

Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti: Kosovo to apply this year for EU membership (media)
• Kosovo adopts sanctions against Russia (RFE)
• Kosovo MPs discuss dialogue with Serbia (media)
• COVID-19: 140 new cases, three deaths (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• New session of Serbian National Security Council takes place today (RTS)
• Ponos: Military resolution of Ukrainian crisis unacceptable, Serbia went through such experience in 1999 (KoSSev)
• Serbian political parties continue reacting to situation in Ukraine (Danas, media)
• Serbia, Morocco to celebrate 65 years of diplomatic relations (RTS)
• Rakic-Andric: Announcements of spillover of violence in Balkans and Kosovo unfounded (Danas)
• Milivojevic: Pristina lobbies for new recognitions with US support (Kosovo-online)
• Serbia ranked partly free in Freedom House report (N1)
• Serbian opposition named another presidential candidate (N1)

International:

• Balkan Countries Evacuate Citizens From Ukraine, Assess Security Threats (Balkan Insight)

• Kosovo institutional leaders strongly condemn Russia's assault in Ukraine (media)
• Osmani: Serbia wants to achieve in Western Balkans what Russia wants in Ukraine (Klan)
• Kurti: Our thoughts and prayers are with people of Ukraine (media)
• UK's Johnson compares Russian assault in Ukraine to that of Milosevic's in Kosovo (media)
• Kosovo Leaders Condemn Russian Attack, Affirm Solidarity With Ukraine (BIRN)
• Fake news in Kosovo sponsored by Russia and Serbia – part of hybrid war, panelists say (Kallxo.com)
• PM Kurti meets KFOR Commander, MG Kajari (media)
• Kosovo Assembly expected to debate on Kosovo-Serbia dialogue today (Koha)
• EU Doubles Bosnia Peacekeepers as Global Security ‘Deteriorates’ (BIRN)
• COVID-19: 189 new cases, three deaths (media)