Ringo
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Escalation on the border of Serbia and Kosovo: what is happening in the Balkans?
31.07.2022
The special forces of the two countries are pulling together to the Kosovo-Serbian border, residents of the region report. Serbian President Vucic's address to the nation was announced, earlier he said that a military operation would be launched against the Serbian population of the region at midnight.
— All I can say is that we will ask for peace and ask for peace, but I will tell you right away: there will be no surrender and Serbia will win. If they try to start persecuting Serbs, bullying Serbs, killing Serbs, Serbia will win," Vucic said.
The Serbian Defense Ministry, in response to Pristina's accusations, stated that the Serbian army had not penetrated into the territories of Kosovo and Metohija.
"As for the large amount of misinformation deliberately posted on the air by the Pristina administration and distributed through fake accounts on social networks and some Internet sites, which say that some conflicts allegedly occurred between the Serbian army and the so-called Kosovo police, the Ministry of Defense reports that the Serbian army has not yet crossed the administrative line and in no way entered the territory of Kosovo and Metohija," the statement says.
The media reported gunshot wounds among Serbs at the Yarinje checkpoint. The Serbs began to build barricades in the north of Kosovo and Metohija. Several shooting videos have been posted online.
The pedestrian bridge for crossing into Serbia is blocked by Kosovo border guards. Sirens can be heard on the street. The situation is heating up with every second. There are queues of cars at the borders. The locals are erecting barricades.
Earlier, the authorities of self-proclaimed Kosovo said that from August 1, the documents issued by the Serbian authorities will cease to be valid there, and the owners of such documents will be issued a temporary certificate of entry.
The Russian Foreign Ministry reacted to the conflict.
— We call on Pristina and the US and EU standing behind it to stop provocations and respect the rights of Serbs in Kosovo, — Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
She also called Pristina's decision from August 1 to apply the rules on the replacement of personal documents of Serbs a step towards their expulsion from Kosovo.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on Pristina and the US and EU standing behind it to stop provocations and respect the rights of Serbs in Kosovo.
"Such a development of events is another evidence of the failure of the mediation mission of the European Union. This is also an example of what kind of place Belgrade has been prepared in the European Union, offering Belgrade de facto to put up with the disenfranchisement of compatriots," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in an official statement.
31.07.2022
The special forces of the two countries are pulling together to the Kosovo-Serbian border, residents of the region report. Serbian President Vucic's address to the nation was announced, earlier he said that a military operation would be launched against the Serbian population of the region at midnight.
— All I can say is that we will ask for peace and ask for peace, but I will tell you right away: there will be no surrender and Serbia will win. If they try to start persecuting Serbs, bullying Serbs, killing Serbs, Serbia will win," Vucic said.
The Serbian Defense Ministry, in response to Pristina's accusations, stated that the Serbian army had not penetrated into the territories of Kosovo and Metohija.
"As for the large amount of misinformation deliberately posted on the air by the Pristina administration and distributed through fake accounts on social networks and some Internet sites, which say that some conflicts allegedly occurred between the Serbian army and the so-called Kosovo police, the Ministry of Defense reports that the Serbian army has not yet crossed the administrative line and in no way entered the territory of Kosovo and Metohija," the statement says.
The media reported gunshot wounds among Serbs at the Yarinje checkpoint. The Serbs began to build barricades in the north of Kosovo and Metohija. Several shooting videos have been posted online.
The pedestrian bridge for crossing into Serbia is blocked by Kosovo border guards. Sirens can be heard on the street. The situation is heating up with every second. There are queues of cars at the borders. The locals are erecting barricades.
Earlier, the authorities of self-proclaimed Kosovo said that from August 1, the documents issued by the Serbian authorities will cease to be valid there, and the owners of such documents will be issued a temporary certificate of entry.
The Russian Foreign Ministry reacted to the conflict.
— We call on Pristina and the US and EU standing behind it to stop provocations and respect the rights of Serbs in Kosovo, — Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
She also called Pristina's decision from August 1 to apply the rules on the replacement of personal documents of Serbs a step towards their expulsion from Kosovo.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on Pristina and the US and EU standing behind it to stop provocations and respect the rights of Serbs in Kosovo.
"Such a development of events is another evidence of the failure of the mediation mission of the European Union. This is also an example of what kind of place Belgrade has been prepared in the European Union, offering Belgrade de facto to put up with the disenfranchisement of compatriots," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in an official statement.
