Kosovo’s interior minister has accused Serbia of direct involvement in weekend clashes and was investigating the possibility of Russian involvement in the violence that left four people dead and further strained relations between the former wartime foes.
at a time when European Union and U.S. officials have been pushing for a deal that would normalize ties between Serbia and Kosovo. A NATO bombing campaign on Serb positions in Kosovo and Serbia led to the end of their 1998-99 war.
There are fears in the West that Russia, acting through Serbia, may want to destabilize the Balkans and shift at least some of the attention from. Russia has voiced support for Serbia over the clashes, blaming the West for allegedly failing to protect Kosovo Serbs. “Even the members of the group who were arrested didn’t know who they were,” he said. “So they are either high officials from the security sector of Serbia or they might be directly coming from Russia itself.”
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