Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia, police said Wednesday, after Serbs set up more barricades on their side in one of the region's worst crises in years.
A pedestrian walks past a new road barricade set up in the divided town of Mitrovica on December 28, 2022. On December 10, Serbs in northern Kosovo set up barricades to protest against the arrest of an ex-policeman suspected of being involved in attacks against ethnic Albanian police officers. The blockades have coincided with a rise in reported shootings, according to NATO-led peacekeeping force KFOR.
The latest trouble erupted on December 10, when ethnic Serbs put up barricades to protest the arrest of an ex-policeman suspected of being involved in attacks against ethnic Albanian police officers—effectively sealing off traffic on two border crossings. "Such an illegal blockade has prevented the free movement and circulation of people and goods, therefore we invite our citizens and compatriots to use other border points for circulation," Kosovo police said in a statement.Serbian Defence Minister Milos Vucevic on Wednesday said Belgrade was "ready for a deal", but did not specify other details.
They were protesting a controversial decision to ban Serbs living in Kosovo from using Belgrade-issued vehicle license plates—a policy that was eventually scrapped by Pristina. "We support Belgrade in all the actions that are being taken," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.
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