This video is actually about the possibility of a Serbian invasion of Kosovo. While the war in Ukraine is ongoing, tensions have escalated in Kosovo that remains highly volatile. There are concerns that the volatility in Kosovo could tip into an armed conflict while the world is distracted by the war in Ukraine. John Kirby said that Serbia was massing an unprecedented number of forces at the border.
Analysts have expressed concerns that relations between Serbia and Kosovo — tense at the best of times — have become increasingly hostile in recent months. Violence erupted in northern Kosovo in September, and Belgrade responded with a military buildup on its border with its neighbor.
Given the current political and security context, analysts say an outbreak of violence in northern Kosovo “should raise alarm bells.”
“Resolving the dispute between Kosovo and Serbia is no longer just a political matter, but a serious security issue for the region and for Europe,” Engjellushe Morina and Majda Ruge, senior policy fellows at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), wrote last week.
Escalating violence in the north of Kosovo undermines the already difficult dialogue process. The EU and US need to address this destabilisation head on
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