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DW: The last battle of Angela Merkel will be Kosovo (B92)

The Angela Merkel's foreign policy legacy is also in the play in the Kosovo-Serbia conflict and the stability of Europe and the future of the Western ally, believes Bodo Weber.

A senior associate of the Democratization Policy Council, a transatlantic research center based in Berlin, reminds Deutsche Welle (DW) that the negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia on a comprehensive agreement, launched in 2012 at the initiative of Chancellor Merkel herself, has seen a major US diplomatic offensive since the beginning of the year.

Trump's envoy next week in the Balkans (Danas, RFE)

US Senator and Chairman of the State Security Committee, Ron Johnson, will visit Greece, FYROM, Serbia and Kosovo next week, confirms the US Embassy in Belgrade to Radio Free Europe, reports daily Danas.

Johnson should be in Belgrade Monday and Tuesday. During his mission in the Balkans, he will meet with regional leaders.

Senator Johnson is one of the high-ranking associates of US President Donald Trump, in charge of special missions.

Trump Administration Maintains US Support for Kosovo (Balkan Insight)

Contrary to the hopes of some Serbs that President Donald Trump might change course and favour Belgrade, the new US administration has repeatedly said that it supports Kosovo’s independence.

The Trump administration has offered a number of clear signals in the last week that its support for independent Kosovo will not waver, despite hopes among some Serbs that the new president’s desire for rapprochement with Russia might also make him more sympathetic to Belgrade’s cause.