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US state position on Kosovo partition, and have clear message (B92)

Speculation is increasing about a possible agreement between Belgrade and Pristina that would mean a change of borders.

After a lengthy silence, the United States have stated their position on the idea.

On several occasions foreign media, analyzing the possible solution to relations between Serbia and Kosovo, mentioned the danger of the rise of new tensions in the Balkans due to the possible border changes in the Balkans, and one of the reasons was that the US administration, with the arrival of Trump, seems to have left the region to "in the lurch."

Fatherland: Migration of Serbs with President’s direction (KoSSev)

“Following announcement of ethnic delineation with Albanians, in Serb areas south of the Ibar River a despair prevails (…). Authorities are provoking silent but efficient “Storm” for the Serbs, since no Serb wants to live in “Greater Albania,”” Fatherland Movement warned today, KoSSev portal reported.

Recalling that in 1999, more than 700 settlements remained without 200.000 Serbs, Fatherland claims Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic accepted it “as a regular fact” instead to use these 200.000 displaced Serbs as a crucial argument in his negotiations with Pristina.

Djuric's letter to Bishop Teodosije: Serbs in Kosovo have one mother - Serbia (Kossev)

The third open letter on the same day, reports portal Kossev, this time from Belgrade to Kosovo, and one apology: "The reverend Bishop, I apologize for speaking to you publicly about a political matter," today the Director of the KiM Office, Marko Djuric talks to Bishop Teodosije through a letter sent to the Serbian media.

"Citizens, support your audacious, courageous president" (Tanjug, B92)

Now is the moment to exit the frozen conflict on the issue of Kosovo and take a path that would be taken by nations that solve problems and thus become victors.

This is what Prime Minister Ana Brnabic has said, in a statement to Tanjug.

At the same time, she urged all actors of political and public life to take a responsible attitude towards this issue, and citizens "to stand with the president of the Republic, in an effort to find a solution for Kosovo and Metohija and for the future of the country."

Bennett: We are aware public expects first indictments (Tanjug, Radio kontakt plus)

Specialist Prosecution for war crimes committed in Kosovo is aware the public impatiently awaits raising of first indictments, which would be done when evidences and circumstances necessary to fulfill the highest standards of the international legal practice allow it, the Spokesperson of the Specialist Prosecution Christopher Bennett told Tanjug news agency.

According to him, aiming to protect the right, privacy and security of all those the indictments could have an impact on, including victims and indicted, all decisions are to be made after full and careful data examination.

Bishop Teodosije criticizes President Vucic from Banjska monastery (Kossev, Kontakt plus radio)

-Gratitude to our President for remembering our sanctities, and not only here but also in other places, but I want to say, right here, that I shall not thank him for the words he has been saying to Kosovo Serbs these days. These are not the words of hope, these are not the words of Christianity, they are unworthy of the one who is at the helm of this nation – the Bishop Teodosije said on Wednesday at Banjska monastery in the north of Kosovo.

Kosovo Prosecutor Resigns After Alleged Threats (Balkan Insight)

A special prosecutor who was dealing with sensitive cases involving terrorism charges and Kosovo Liberation Army war veterans has resigned after allegedly being threatened.

The unexpected resignation after alleged threats of Elez Blakaj, a special prosecutor who was investigating the abuse of Kosovo Liberation Army war veterans’ lists, sparked consternation in Kosovo on Wednesday.

Must Kosovo Pay the Price of the EU’s Mistakes? (Balkan Insight)

It is Kosovo’s fragile democracy that will pay the price of any deal struck by Hashim Thaci to partition the country. The EU should think twice.

“Who do I call if I want to call Europe?” former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger famously asked.

In 2009, Kissinger belatedly got his answer when the Treaty of Lisbon created the post ofHigh Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

But the decade since has done little to consolidate the EU’s 28 states around a coherent, united policy on Kosovo.

Hashim Thaci in an interview for Danas: : We will not allow the creation of Republika Srpska in Kosovo

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci in an interview for Belgrade based daily Danas says that as leaders they are responsible for the well-being of our children and future generations, when talking about Brussels based negotiation, and he thinks that President Vucic and himself were willing to prevent the past from blocking the future or endanger peace in the region in the next five or 50 years.