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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, March 3, 2022

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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)

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Belgrade Media Report 3 March 2022

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United Nations Office in Belgrade

Daily Media Highlights

Thursday 3 March 2022

LOCAL PRESS
• Serbia votes ‘yes’ to UN’s resolution condemning Russian attack, West welcomes (N1)
• Representative of Serbia to the UN: We are not giving up on the principles of international law even today (RTS)
• Vucic addresses the nation: I think this is just the beginning (B92, N1)
• Can Serbia survive war in Ukraine? What the West is threatening us with? (Blic)
• Brnabic: We will not confiscate property from Russian companies (RTS)
• Vulin: Serbia proves to be the only free country in Europe (B92)
• Dacic: The United States understands the position of Serbia (RTS)
• Drecun about the conflict in Ukraine and Serbian position (RTS)
• Ponos: Serbia Should Join in All UN Declarations Condemning Aggression on Ukraine (N1)
• Serbian officials, analysts slam Pristina’s request for admission to EU and NATO, criticize pressures on Serbia to impose sanctions against Russia (Vecernje Novosti)
• Vucic: Protest note prepared for Turkey, we are deciding whether it will be delivered (RTS)
• Russian Ambassador to Serbia Botsan-Kharchenko strongly criticizes op-ed written by EU High Representative Borrell (Politika)
• Botsan-Kharchenko says he does not expect Serbia to impose sanctions against Russia, reiterates Russia expects nothing from Serbia when it comes to recognition of Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic (Vecernje Novosti)
• Vucic talked with the British Minister of Energy about strengthening bilateral cooperation (RTS)
• Bocan-Kharchenko: The joint forecast is that Serbia will have a favourable solution for gas (RTS)
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REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Borrell confirms B&H also joins sanctions against Russia; EC welcomes decision of Western Balkans to implement sanctions against Russia (Hayat)
• B&H FM Turkovic orders examining all international obligations of B&H in connection to possible effects of sanctions against Russia (BHT1)
• B&H Directorate of Civil Aviation: B&H airspace remains open for Russian airplanes (Nova BH)
• B&H Presidency session suspended due to opposing positions on Ukraine; Komsic and Dzaferovic reject discussion on B&H’s neutral position; Dodik accuses them of violating B&H Constitution (FTV)
• HR Schmidt: Dodik needs to understand that he cannot leave B&H Presidency’s session few minutes after it started and phone Lavrov just like that (N1)
• Covic meets Plenkovic in Zagreb, condemn Russian aggression on Ukraine, reiterate that agreement on Law on Elections is crucial (Dnevni list)
Croatia
• Croatian President Milanovic says EU should grant status of candidate to B&H (HRT)
• Opposition says Croatian problems mustn’t be ignored due to war in Ukraine (Hina)
• MPs and guests in Parliament emotionally welcome Prime Minister’s speech on Ukraine (HRT)
Montenegro
• Djukanovic’s Cabinet: Allegations that Council was supposed to decide on sending Montenegrin soldiers to Ukraine false and malicious (CDM)
• Djukanovic talks with Escobar about Ukraine: Montenegro determined and strict in implementing coordinated decisions of NATO and European partners (CDM)
• Abazovic: We stand side by side with the EU and NATO in support of Ukraine (CDM)
• Srzetnic strongly supports the EU’s decision to suspend the distribution of Russian media Russia Today and Sputnik (CDM)
• Medojevic: Montenegro should not side with anyone in the war in Ukraine (CDM)
• The European Parliament welcomes the announced sanctions of Montenegro against Russia (RSE)
• Maddox: Montenegro and Great Britain are among the 141 countries that voted for the resolution against Russian aggression (CDM)
• Alexandrovich: Russian services tried to assassinate the President of Montenegro (Portal Analitika)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Pendarovski: Ukraine is not far from N. Macedonia, we should be cautious (TV Sitel)
• Pendarovski: Country received early November information that Russia was preparing for invasion of Ukraine (Sitel TV)
• Double EU standards: Will Ukraine start accession negotiations ahead of Macedonia, and maybe become a member? (Republika)
Albania
• War in Ukraine makes speeding up Albania’s and region’s EU integration more imperative, FM says (Tirana Times)
• “Russia is committing war crimes” / Albania joins 37 countries to refer the situation in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court (Radio Tirana)
• Resolution, Rama: Serbia’s vote against Russia unifies the Balkans with the West (Radio Tirana)
• EP asks EC to convene an intergovernmental conference as soon as possible, to open negotiations with Albania (Radio Tirana)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, March 3, 2022

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• 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)

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