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Belgrade Media Report 31 May

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LOCAL PRESS

• Vucevic: Security situation in north Kosovo highly risky, we defined the red lines (RTS)
• Petkovic: We demand urgent release of two protesters (RTV/Tanjug)
• Drecun: Quint pressuring Belgrade by supporting Kurti (Tanjug)
• Mojsilovic tours forward deployed units (N1/Beta)
• China extends support to Serbia amid latest conflicts in north Kosovo, Russia condemns the West (Beta/AP)
• Blinken: Kosovo government decision unnecessarily escalated tensions (Beta)
• Botsan-Kharchenko: ZSO formation the solution to crisis in Kosovo (FoNet/Sputnik)
• Dacic calls for unity in defending Kosovo Serbs (TV Pink)
• Improving political dialogue, overall cooperation between Serbia, UK (Tanjug)
• Stoltenberg condemns attacks on KFOR (Beta/Politika)
• Stano: Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is not dead (N1)
• Thousands of Serbs protest outside Zvecan municipal building (Tanjug)

REGIONAL PRESS

Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Two US bombers make low flight over cities of B&H; Murphy: This is demonstration of permanent partnership with B&H Armed Forces and firm commitment of the US to sovereignty and territorial integrity of B&H (ATV)
• Ambassador Murphy: Dodik’s visit to Moscow was crazy, without sense (AJB)
• Dodik: If USA moves to make decisions about property through unrecognized High Representative, RS will decide on its status (Glas Srpske)
• Zvizdic: State property has to be solved in line with solutions in countries in the region (FTV/Oslobodjenje)
• Srna learns that OHR prepares changes to B&H Criminal Code which envisage criminal prosecution for non-compliance with HR’s decisions (Srna/ATV)
• Ambassador Sattler: B&H has to use historic chance; It is of outmost importance for country to demonstrate progress this year (Dnevni avaz)
Croatia
• Defence Minister says Croatian troops in Kosovo are safe (HRT)
Montenegro
• Germany and France working on preparations for EU enlargement (CdM)
• Milatovic: I fully expect Montenegro to become EU member state during my term of office, new govt should be Europe-oriented and there is no alternative to that (CdM)
• Borrell: Montenegro first in line for EU membership (CdM)
Republic of North Macedonia
• Government set to submit draft-initiative on constitutional amendments to parliament (MIA)
• Xhaferi: Constitutional amendments procedure can begin, political dialogue in meantime (MIA)
• Kovachevski-Lajcak: North Macedonia a proven factor of stability in region (MIA)
• Ministry of Interior, US Embassy conduct tactical drill ‘Swan 2023’ (MIA)
Albania
• President Begaj meets KFOR Commander amid Kosovo clashes (ADN)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, May 31, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:

• Kurti in Bratislava talks about tensions in north, expresses Kosovo position (Telegrafi)
• Kurti: I would be understanding if protests were peaceful (Koha)
• Osmani to attend summit of leaders of European Political Community (media)
• Konjufca on U.S. sanctions: This is bad for Kosovo (Nacionale)
• Lajcak on the situation in the north: If the crisis does not end, everyone loses (Koha)
• Police arrest two Serbs in north, seize weapons, flags, nationalistic symbols (Telegrafi)
• Konjufca on internationals: They are equalising police with gangs in north (media)
• “Disagreements to be resolved in dialogue; Serbia to stop war-inciting rhetoric” (Klan)
• Zubin Potok Mayor working from office of communities in Caber (Koha)
• Serb owner of bar in Zvecan threatened for sheltering reporters (Koha)
• Rama: Serbian army at Kosovo border has zero power (media)
• Joseph: Kurti deserved criticism, but the U.S. went too far (Kallxo/Al Jazeera)

Serbian Language Media:

• Lajcak goes to Moldova to meet Vucic (RFE)
• Arsenijevic: All responsibility lies with Kurti (KiM radio)
• Krstic: Kurti in the north is only interested in territory (KiM radio)
• Simonovic: “Terror by the instructions of the prime minister’s office” (KiM radio)
• Milovic: There are no criminal gangs at the gatherings (KiM radio)
• “KLA” graffiti in several places in Orahovac (KiM radio, Radio Gorazdevac)
• In Lipljan two incidents: Serbs threatened, and the SOC flag removed (KiM radio)
• EULEX on the arrested Obrenovic: We are following the case; we will ask the lawyer about the treatment of the detainee (Kosovo Online)
• Petkovic: Kurti’s fake mayors and angry special forces are the source of the problem (Kosovo Online)
• Jevtic: By leaving the session of the Assembly of Strpce, we express solidarity with the Serbian people in the north (Kosovo Online)
• Civil society demands an urgent de-escalation of the situation in the north of Kosovo (RTK2)
• Hill: Pristina will bear the consequences because it did not listen to the advice of the US (Tanjug, Blic)

Opinion:

• Petritsch: The dialogue failed; the EU waited too long for Pristina to fulfil its obligation to form the CSM (ZSO) (Kosovo Online)

International:

• What’s going on in Kosovo? (eurotopics.net)
• Macron Says Kosovo Bears ‘Responsibility’ For Tensions (barrons.com, AFP)
• What’s happening in the north? (Kosovo 2.0)
• Kosovo Olympic Committee Seeks IOC Disciplinary Proceedings Against Djokovic (RFE)
• Von der Layen presents 4-pillar plan to bring Western Balkans closer to the EU (EWB)

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UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, May 31, 2023

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Albanian Language Media:
Blinken: Call all parties to take immediate actions to de-escalate tensions (media)
Kurti: Democracy cannot be suspended or held hostage (media)
Kurti to CNN: Not surrendering democratic republic to fascist militia (media)
US Penalises Kosovo After Unrest in Serb-Majority North (BIRN)
Opposition parties criticise govt for “cracking” relations with U.S. (RFE)
OSCE Secretary General condemns violence in north of Kosovo (media)
Kurti speaks with Peach, “in a democracy no place for fascist violence” (media)
Mehaj: Partnership with U.S. is forever, it will remain as such (RTK)
Police: Situation in north fragile but mostly calm (RTK)
Mehaj expresses great concern for KFOR members injured in north (RTK)

Serbian Language Media:
Citizens arriving in large numbers in front of the Zvecan municipality building, KFOR strengthening the barbed wire (KoSSev)
A large number of Serbs today in front of the Leposavic municipality building, KFOR strengthened the ring with barbed wire (Kosovo Online)
Vucevic: The high-risk security situation in the north Kosovo (RTS)
Serbian List called Kosovo Serbs not to endanger safety of KFOR soldiers (N1, FoNet)
Protest in front of German embassy in Belgrade (N1)
Lazarevic: The international community should have prevented Kurti, the Serbs should have avoided clashing with KFOR, the special units to withdraw (KoSSev, Nova S)
Rajovic: KP blocked the work of Flotation Trepca in Leposavic, production is at risk (Kosovo Online)
The Eastern American bishop thanked Blinken: The violence is deeply disturbing, indicative of what happened after your warning (KoSSev)
International Media:
Kosovo: ‘Fascist mobs’ guided by Serbia causing violence, says country’s PM (The Guardian)
Nato deploys extra troops to Kosovo after violent clashes (Financial Times)
Journalists targeted for attack again on Tuesday (BIRN)
Kosovo’s Largest Serbian Party Vows To Continue Protests Until Demands Met (RFE)
Nato troops on guard in Kosovo town after clashes with Serb protesters (The Guardian)
Why did ethnic Serbs attack NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo? Here’s what we know (CNN)
Kosovo ‘Tactical Game’ Is A Strategic Blunder, Security Expert Charles Kupchan Warns Amid Balkan Violence (RFE)
What’s behind the latest Kosovo flareup? (DW)
Russia Tells West to Stop ‘Propaganda’ Over Kosovo Clashes (The Moscow Times)
Ethnic Serbs Gather In Northern Kosovo Amid Flurry Of Diplomatic Efforts To Calm Tensions (RFE)
Djokovic ‘raising Serbia and Kosovo tension’ after French Open statement (The Guardian)

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