The United States, NATO and European Union urged maximum restraint in the north of Kosovo, as authorities closed a third border crossing on Wednesday and tensions escalated with local Serbs over its 2008 independence.
MITROVICA, Kosovo - The United States, NATO and European Union urged maximum restraint in the north of Kosovo, as authorities closed a third border cros
MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) - A former Kosovo Serb policeman, whose arrest triggered violent protests by Kosovo's Serb minority, will be released from.
Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia on Wednesday after protesters blocked it on the Serbian side to support their ethnic kin in Kosovo in refusing to recognise the country s
By Fatos Bytyci MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) -The United States, NATO and European Union urged maximum restraint in the north of Kosovo, as authorities closed a third border crossing on Wednesday and tensions escalated with local Serbs over its 2008 independence. For over 20 years, Kosovo has been a source of tension between the West, which backed its independence, and Russia, which supports Serbia in its efforts to block Kosovo s membership of international organisations including the United Nations. We call on everyone to exercise maximum restraint, to take immediate action to unconditionally de-escalate the situation, and to refrain from provocations, threats or intimidation, the EU and United States said in a joint statement. NATO s mission in Kosovo, KFOR, said it supported dialogue between all parties to defuse tensions, which have included Serb roadblocks on major arteries by trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles and violent clashes with police. Serbia put its army on its highest