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Germany to send soldiers to Kosovo in April: Ministry

Germany would send around 150 soldiers to Kosovo in April next year, a spokesperson for the defense ministry said on Friday. The planned Bundeswehr deployment came after a deadly gun battle between Kosovo forces and armed Serbs last month. The office of Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed this week to plans by the military to deploy a reinforced Bundeswehr company of around 150 soldiers to Pristina to support the NATO mission Kfor, sources reported. Read More…

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Kosovo says Serbia plotting to seize northern region

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has accused Serbia of plotting to annex the country's northern territories, citing a recent deadly attack by a Serbian armed group on Kosovan police as part of that plot. "Based on confiscated documentation, Kosovo police have confirmed that the terrorist attack was part of a larger plan to annex the north of Kosova via a coordinated attack on 37 distinct positions", Kurti said on Monday on the X platform, previously known as Twitter. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Serbian forces massing on Kosovo border, US warns

The White House said that it had detected a large build-up of Serbian forces on the Kosovo border. It urged Belgrade to withdraw them to avoid destabilizing the situation after deadly clashes. In Brussels meanwhile, Nato said it had authorised additional forces for Kosovo. Britain's Ministry of Defence said it had transferred command of a battalion to the alliance so it could provide support if required. Read More…

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NATO authorises additional forces amid rising tensions in Kosovo

NATO has said in a statement that it has authorised additional forces to address the current situation in Kosovo. NATO did not immediately specify how many additional forces or from which countries in Friday's statement. A battle between Kosovar police and armed ethnic Serbs holed up in a monastery turned a quiet village in northern Kosovo into a war zone earlier this week. Read More…

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Kosovo, Serbia endorse Western-backed deal to normalise ties: EU

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have endorsed the European Union’s proposal on normalising relations between the two countries, the bloc’s top diplomat announced. Hosted by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti held talks in Brussels on Monday within the framework of the EU-led Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue. Read More…

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NATO declines Serbia's request to deploy its troops in Kosovo

President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday that NATO’s mission in Kosovo declined a Serbian government's request to send up to 1,000 police and army personnel. The request was made following clashes between Serbs and Kosovo authorities. "They (KFOR) replied they consider that there is no need for the return of the Serbian army to Kosovo ... citing the United Nations resolution approving their mandate in Kosovo," Vucic said in an interview. Read More…

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Kosovo closes border with Serbia

On Wednesday, Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing. The move came after protesters blocked it on the Serbian side to support their ethnic kin in Kosovo. Today’s action left only three entry points between the two countries open. While two other crossings on the Serbian border are also closed by similar protests on their Kosovar sides since December 10. Read More…

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Kosovo's President asks for US help

Pristina: On March 17, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani asked U.S. President Joe Biden to use Washington's influence within NATO member states to help her country join the military alliance. In a letter sent to Biden, Osmani said that in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, joining NATO was her main national security priority. "We express our faith and expectation that the U.S. will use its leadership and influence to actively support and advance the complex process of NATO membership for Kosovo," Osmani wrote. Read More…

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