PRISTINA. Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti, appears poised to call early elections in Serb-majority northern Kosovo as British sources warned yesterday that the US and EU are wrong to threaten an ally for Kurti’s handling of escalating violence in the region. The former British ambassador also proposed the resignation of the permanent representative of the EU. in Kosovo, while the head of the London task force, Alicia Kearns, warned Washington not to punish Kurti excessively. A meeting between the Prime Minister of Kosovo and the President of France is also expected in the near future. Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor of Germany Olaf Soltz.

Demonstrations in four communities in northern Kosovo were held Tuesday evening by Serbian residents, with journalists in Leposavić reporting that masked protesters pelted them with rocks, eggs and broken bottles. Serbs protest against the appointment of Albanian mayors in Kosovo Serb municipalities. Residents of Serbia boycotted the local elections.

American Ambassador in Pristina Jeff Hovenierannounced the cancellation of Kosovo’s participation in the inter-service NATO exercises Defender 2023, which are taking place these days in the Balkan region. “We have asked the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, to take steps to de-escalate tensions in the north. Unfortunately, we did not receive a response to this request. We are now considering what our next steps will be,” said Ambassador Hovenye. Last Friday, a tweet from the US ambassador denounced “the actions of the Pristina authorities to gain access to municipal buildings in northern Kosovo” and called for an end to the violent unrest.

On Tuesday, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, urged both sides to end the confrontation, calling their representatives to Brussels for urgent talks.

The European diplomat’s comments upset Pristina, which felt Borel’s speech deliberately failed to indicate that Serbian rebels were responsible for wounding dozens of KFOR fighters during Monday’s demonstrations. The American Ambassador Hovenye was subjected to the same criticism.

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti appears poised to call early elections in Serb-majority northern Kosovo.

At yesterday’s press conference, Mr. Peter StanoA spokesman for Borrell said: “The head of European diplomacy is responsible for foreign and security policy. He has no right to decide who attacked whom. Its role is to defuse tensions. This crisis did not arise from scratch, but is a consequence of the actions of both sides.”

In the same time, China And Russia expressed their support for Serbia, and a foreign ministry spokesman in Beijing attributed the unrest to the violation of the individual rights of Kosovo Serbs. “We support Serbia’s efforts to protect its national sovereignty and territorial integrity. We express our disagreement with the unilateral actions of the provisional autonomous institutions of Pristina,” Mao Ning emphasized.

For its part, the Russian Foreign Ministry said: “We ask the West to finally stop its misleading propaganda and stop attributing the events in Kosovo to desperate Serbs who are trying to protect their fundamental rights and freedoms through a peaceful inner world.”

NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg announced the deployment of 700 additional KFOR peacekeepers to Kosovo over the next few days. “These funds will be put on high alert. NATO and KFOR have enough strength to guarantee the continuation of their mission in Kosovo,” the head of the Alliance said.

Serbian Prime Minister cancels official visit to Bratislava Alexander Vucic, writing on his Instagram account: “I find it hard to believe that NATO and the Europeans cannot ensure the withdrawal of the Pristina police special forces from the town halls in the north and the abolition of the swearing-in of false mayors. who represent no one. True, justice and Serbia will eventually prevail,” the President of Serbia wrote.