The President of the Assembly of Kosovo Kadri Veseli, told the Austrian prestigious newspaper “Die Presse” that what is happening in northern Kosovo reminds him on the operations at Crimea peninsula, prior to being annexed by Russia.
Russia will not recognize Kosovo - Moscow does not and never will barter with Serbia's territorial integrity, say Russian experts.
Sputnik is reporting that this reaction came in the wake of claims made by western analysts that "Russia could recognize Kosovo in order to reach a deal with the US."
Russian experts say that such statements look like an attempt of their Western counterparts to "drive a wedge" between Russia and Serbia.
Senior officials from Serbia and Kosovo will hold talks in Brussels on Tuesday.
The EU-backed meeting is part of a long-term effort to normalise ties between the two.
“Both sides have committed to the dialogue and we expect that this commitment continues including to the implementation of the agreements that have been reached,” said Maja Kocijanic, an EU spokeswoman.
Association of the families of those killed and kidnapped from Kosovo and Metohija urged Belgrade officials to convey to the Albanian side in Brussels that "the conditions for peace are to find out the truth, and to resolve the fate of the kidnapped."
The statement points out that it is necessary to learn the truth and resolve the fate of the kidnapped Serbs, Roma, Albanians, Gorani, Muslims, as well as justice for victims or the prosecution and punishment for command responsibility of KLA commanders.
In the Plus Market shopping centre in the Kosovo town of Ferizaj/Uroshevac, customers cannot buy any well known Serbian brands of chocolate, milk or any other products, no matter how hard they look.
All of the old familiar Serbian products there have been replaced with similar ones from Kosovo and other countries.
PRISTINA, Kosovo – Thousands of people have gathered in the Kosovo capital of Pristina to urge France to release their former prime minister who was detained there on a Serbian arrest warrant.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/01/21/kosovo-albanians-call-for-ex-premier-release-in-france.html
Thousands of people gathered in Pristina on January 21 in a demonstration calling for France to release Kosovo's former prime minister -- who was being held there on an arrest warrant issued by Serbia.
Former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, a Kosovo Albanian wartime guerrilla commander, was arrested in Paris on January 4 under the international warrant.
http://www.rferl.org/a/kosovo-protest-france-release-haradinaj/28248849.html
Edita Tahiri, Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, rejected the claims of Serbia’s Foreign Minister, Ivica Dačić with regards to an agreement which halts Kosovo forces operate in the north of Kosovo. “The armed forces and security forces can move in the north without anyone’s permission,” said Tahiri, who had participated at signing of the agreement for normalisation of the relations with Serbia in April 2013.
Kosovo’s foreign minister has written to his counterparts in the European Union, the US and other countries denouncing what he said were “numerous acts of provocation and aggression” from Serbia.
Enver Hoxhaj called on the EU, which facilitates Pristina-Belgrade talks aimed at normalising ties, to urge Serbia to remain committed to good relations an official said.
Albanians who live in the three northern municipalities, Mitrovica North, Leposaviq, and Zubin Potok, feel endangered by Serbs after the tensioning of the security situation in the country. This insecurity is especially felt after the building of the wall in Mitrovica and the provocative train of Serbia, which was not allowed to enter Kosovo.