Second Conflict Kicks Off in Europe? Air Raid Sirens Sound, Gunfire Erupts in Balkans
Jul 31, 2022 19:36:40 #
Second Conflict Kicks Off in Europe? Air Raid Sirens Sound, Gunfire Erupts in Balkans
With tensions high between tiny Kosovo and neighboring Serbia, air raid sirens were heard for about three hours Sunday in northern Kosovo near the border with Serbia.
Kosovo police announced Sunday evening that two border crossings were closed because of roadblocks set up by protesters, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti issued a statement Sunday claiming Serbians began blocking roads and shooting as the time drew near for a new Kosovan rule on travel documents to take effect Monday.
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The Kosovan government has said that travelers arriving from Serbia will have their travel documents from Serbia reissued by those from Kosovo that expire after three months, according to Radio Free Europe. New license plate regulations also take effect Monday that end the use of Serbian-issued plates.
Are we heading for another European war?
Yes: 95% (60 V**es)
No: 5% (3 V**es)
Kurti said “aggressive actions” that have taken place were planned by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Petar Petković, Serbian director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, the Post reported.
“The law and order and security bodies of our state are gathering information, monitoring the situation and will act in defense of the law and citizens, our sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he said.
anage to maintain law and order by placing them in every corner of the country,” Kurti said.
Vučić stated that Serbia has “never been in a more complex and difficult situation [regarding Kosovo] than it is today.”
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Speaking of Kosovan leaders, Vučić said, “If they don’t want to keep the peace, I’m telling you — Serbia will win.”
Copying language used by Russia before it invaded Ukraine, Serbian politician Vladimir Đukanović tweeted, “Everything seems to me that Serbia will be forced to begin the den**ification of the Balkans. I’d like to be wrong.”
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Kosovo’s plan to require temporary documents for Serbs “is a step towards their expulsion from Kosovo.”
“Russia calls on Pristina and the U.S. and E.U. behind it to stop provocations and respect the rights of Serbs in Kosovo,” she said.
Serbia does not recognize Kosovo, which broke away from the rump of the former Yugoslavia after the 1999 war that saw NATO intervene on the side of Kososov. Kosovo declared its independence in 2008.
In April, a convoy of Chinese planes brought Serbia an advanced missile system.
https://www.westernjournal.com/second-conflict-kicks-off-europe-air-raid-sirens-sound-gunfire-erupts-balkans/?ats_es=8fb799e06563a601f50b5fdaf395b859
With tensions high between tiny Kosovo and neighboring Serbia, air raid sirens were heard for about three hours Sunday in northern Kosovo near the border with Serbia.
Kosovo police announced Sunday evening that two border crossings were closed because of roadblocks set up by protesters, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti issued a statement Sunday claiming Serbians began blocking roads and shooting as the time drew near for a new Kosovan rule on travel documents to take effect Monday.
Advertisement - story continues below
The Kosovan government has said that travelers arriving from Serbia will have their travel documents from Serbia reissued by those from Kosovo that expire after three months, according to Radio Free Europe. New license plate regulations also take effect Monday that end the use of Serbian-issued plates.
Are we heading for another European war?
Yes: 95% (60 V**es)
No: 5% (3 V**es)
Kurti said “aggressive actions” that have taken place were planned by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Petar Petković, Serbian director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, the Post reported.
“The law and order and security bodies of our state are gathering information, monitoring the situation and will act in defense of the law and citizens, our sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he said.
anage to maintain law and order by placing them in every corner of the country,” Kurti said.
Vučić stated that Serbia has “never been in a more complex and difficult situation [regarding Kosovo] than it is today.”
Related:
Watch as Driver Gallantly Saves Stranded Bride's Wedding Day After She F**gs Him Down from Side of Road
Speaking of Kosovan leaders, Vučić said, “If they don’t want to keep the peace, I’m telling you — Serbia will win.”
Copying language used by Russia before it invaded Ukraine, Serbian politician Vladimir Đukanović tweeted, “Everything seems to me that Serbia will be forced to begin the den**ification of the Balkans. I’d like to be wrong.”
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Kosovo’s plan to require temporary documents for Serbs “is a step towards their expulsion from Kosovo.”
“Russia calls on Pristina and the U.S. and E.U. behind it to stop provocations and respect the rights of Serbs in Kosovo,” she said.
Serbia does not recognize Kosovo, which broke away from the rump of the former Yugoslavia after the 1999 war that saw NATO intervene on the side of Kososov. Kosovo declared its independence in 2008.
In April, a convoy of Chinese planes brought Serbia an advanced missile system.
https://www.westernjournal.com/second-conflict-kicks-off-europe-air-raid-sirens-sound-gunfire-erupts-balkans/?ats_es=8fb799e06563a601f50b5fdaf395b859
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