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Russia aims to destabilize the north (Tribuna)

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The paper reports on the front page that “international security institutions in Kosovo are concerned with the fact that the Russian Federation donated ten vehicles to Serbia’s paramilitary formation in northern Kosovo, ‘The Civil Protection’”. The way that Moscow has decided to assist this formation at a time when Belgrade and Pristina are discussing its integration into Kosovo’s institutions, is seen as an attempt to obstruct normalization in the north. Citing unnamed sources, the paper further notes that “after the latest attack against EULEX and the decision of northerners to declare EULEX an unwanted mission there, there could be other destabilizing acts north of the River Iber and that there are signs that Moscow is behind these actions”. Reliable international sources told the paper that they are aware of Russia’s intention to destabilize northern Kosovo and achieve two or three objectives. According to the same sources, Moscow’s first objective is to create another crisis spot similar to Ukraine thus strengthening Russia’s argument that the Kosovo case was used a precedent to invade Crimea. Another objective is to challenge the EU by creating a crisis in Kosovo where the EU has its biggest mission. The third objective is related to the new government in Belgrade. The same sources added that Moscow is not completely sure that new Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will not abandon the pro-Russian approach in exchange for Serbia’s integration in the EU. The destabilization of northern Kosovo would obstruct Serbia’s path toward the EU. Sources said security institutions are familiar with these actions because Russia used similar scenarios in the Serbian Republic in Bosnia and Herzegovina when Boris Tadic was in power in Belgrade.

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