Serbia's army commander urged NATO peacekeepers and other international bodies on Friday to step up measures to protect minority Serbs in Kosovo, adding that 'the international community is not fulfilling its obligations.'
A NATO flag waves at the headquarters of the NATO Mission in Kosovo, June 20, 2023. REUTERS/Fatos Bytyci
"Because of ... professional cooperation we have, I have informed the KFOR commander that we are following events with great anxiety and that urgent measures must be taken to protect the Serbian people," Mojsilovic told reporters. "These weapons were intended to carry out terrorist attacks," Svecla said on his Facebook page, showing photos of what he said were seized weapons. "This is yet another proof that Serbia through such groups and organisations wants to destabilise our country."
"Despite yesterday's crisis meeting, escalation continues & is becoming dangerous. We will not tolerate it," Borrell declared on Twitter.Violence flared in four northern Kosovo municipalities late last month after ethnic Albanian mayors took office following a local election in which turnout came to just 3.5%.A number of Serbs were also arrested by Kosovo police during and after the protests."The Serbian armed forces, in accordance with the constitution and the U.N.
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