All Serbian media quoted yesterday and today a Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veteran admitting in public that he had killed Serbian soldiers.

“I killed Serbian soldiers every chance I had. I am telling my family that I am sorrty that I did not kill as many as I would have liked. I am sorry that they killed my comrades but I am glad that I killed Serbs,” KLA veterans’ spokesman Nasim Haradinaj told a Pristina TV station.

In an interview with N1 television, Azem Vlasi, Kosovo President’s adviser has said on Wednesday that an expected meeting between Hashim Thaci and Aleksandar Vucic in Paris would not produce any big news since it will be a protocol encounter.

“That is a ceremony marking the Reemergence day, and no serious bilateral talks are expected,” Vlasi, a former Yugoslav high-ranking official said.

A family house near the southern Kosovo town of Prizren was broken in and completely demolished, the KoSSev website reported on Wednesday.

The house belonging to Dragoslav Petrovic and his family have been targeted several times in the past, the website said. Kosovo police were informed about the incident.
The perpetrators are reported to have broken the door to the house, destroyed the furniture, walls and floor, while family photos were scattered around the house. The home saint icon was also broken.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Russia’s Ambassador in Belgrade Alexander Chepurin to discuss preparations for the announced visit to Serbia by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A statement from the president’s cabinet quoted Vucic as saying that “it is a great honour for Serbia to play host to the President of Russia once more”, adding that the visit is an expression of Putin’s respect for the country and the traditional friendly relations between the two countries.

The President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday that the rule of law was not the most significant problem for Belgrade, but that was the Kosovo issue, the Beta news agency reported.

Speaking to the Pink television, Vucic said that the European Commission would soon “report significant progress made by Serbia in the rule of law,” adding that the Venice Commission approved the constitutional amendments and that "everything goes in right direction.”

Kosovo’s authorities expect to join Interpol during the forthcoming organisation's yearly General Assembly meeting and rejected statements from Belgrade that if that happened, thousands of Serbs would be on international warrants, Radio Free Europe (RFE) reported on Wednesday.

Kosovo Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli's chief-of-staff Jetlir Zyberaj told the RSF that “we won't look for vengeance since we are not of that mentality, but we will process all criminals.”

UNMIK chief Zahir Tanin met in Belgrade on Monday with Serbia’s Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic who told him that the UN mission has to remain in Kosovo to secure the conditions for the Serbs to live normal lives.

UN Secretary General can suggest changes to the composition of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) including the end of the mission, but the decision must be made by the UN Security Council where the five permanent members, including Russia and China, have veto power, Beta news agency learned.

KoSSev news portal from North Mitrovica the winner of the journalistic award for ethics and courage “Dušan Bogavac” for 2018, announced the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (NUNS).

Over the past years, despite all the challenges, obstacles and pressures, the editorial team has managed to defend the principles of brave, honest and independent journalism, reads the announcement.

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic confirmed on Thursday he had a meeting with the closest party allies but would not say if the topics included early elections, adding that if there was a pressure that could happen, the Beta news agency reported.

Speaking to reporters at the side-lines of the Belgrade Security Forum conference, Vucic said he would not like to stay in power with the support of five-six percent of the voters, although the elections should be called in two years.