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    Volodymyr Zelenskiy “Bolstering Ukraine's air defence and expediting the delivery of F-16s to Ukraine are vital tasks. There are no rational explanations for why Patriots, which are plentiful around the world, are still not covering the skies of Kharkiv and other cities.” 13 hours ago
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    Ana Piquer “Reducing gang violence by replacing it with state violence cannot be a success. The Salvadoran government had adopted disproportionate measures, denying, minimising and concealing human rights violations. Bukele had created a false illusion that he had found the magic formula to solve the very complex problems of violence and criminality in a seemingly simple way. The international community must respond in a robust, articulate and forceful manner, condemning any model of public security that is based on human rights violations.” 17 hours ago
  • Xi Jinping
    Xi Jinping “China is building a first-class business environment that is market oriented. In traditional areas like trade and new ones such as climate change and artificial intelligence, China and the United States should become boosters for each other's development, not obstructions on each other.” 17 hours ago
  • Benjamin Netanyahu
    Benjamin Netanyahu “I thought the US decision in the Security Council was a very, very bad move. The worst part about it was that it encouraged Hamas to take a hard line and to believe that international pressure will prevent Israel from freeing the hostages and destroying Hamas. It [the cancellation of a planned visit to Washington by Israeli top aides] was a message first and foremost to Hamas: 'Don't bet on this pressure, it's not going to work'. I hope they got the message.” 17 hours ago
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Kosovo

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“It is precisely Serbia, influenced by Russia, that has raised a state of military readiness and that is ordering the erection of new barricades, in order to justify and protect the criminal groups that terrorize.”

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Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo
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“Our worry [is] that removal of these barricades cannot exclude casualties. And that's why we want to be as careful as possible to make sure that there will be no destabilisation and relative peace and security will be in place. However, we cannot allow this violation of lawfulness and constitutionality for ever. So, yeah, this must end, sooner the better. The EU-US all agree that barricades should be removed. But they are also worried how this might be used and abused by Belgrade. I think that the worry of our western partners and friends is the links of Belgrade with Moscow. We do not know how they could be rendered operative in case of rising of tensions, towards escalation in the north. I think that their major concern is precisely this: now that Russia got severely wounded in Ukraine after its invasion and aggression, they have interest in spillover. They have interest in outsourcing their war-mongering drive to the Balkans where they have a client who's in Belgrade.”

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Kosovo Prime Minister
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“The intensity of hybrid attacks by Serbia and Russia against Kosovo has significantly increased… There was a Russia- Serbia plan to burn the Jarinje crossing point yesterday but it was prevented by Kosovo institutions in cooperation with international partners, particularly the Americans.”

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Kosovo’s deputy prime minister in charge of dialogue with Serbia
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“The barricades in the north will not be tolerated for too long. I cannot say it is a civic protest when there are armed people there [at the barricades] who want to return Kosovo to 1999 and who hold up slogans and photos of despotic [Russian President Vladimir] Putin.”

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Kosovo Prime Minister
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“We have a deal. Under the EU-facilitated Dialogue, Serbia agreed to abolish entry/exit documents for Kosovo ID holders and Kosovo agreed to not introduce them for Serbian ID holders. Kosovo Serbs, as well as all other citizens, will be able to travel freely between Kosovo & Serbia using their ID cards. The EU just received guarantees from PM [Albin] Kurti to this end.”

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“Accelerating Kosovo's membership in NATO and having a permanent base of American forces is an immediate need to guarantee peace, security and stability in the Western Balkans.”

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Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kosovo
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“The pre-trial judge concludes that the risks that Mr. Thaci will abscond, obstruct the progress of SC [Specialist Chambers] proceedings, or commit further crimes against those perceived as being opposed to the KLA [Kosovo Liberation Army], including witnesses who have provided or could provide evidence in the case and/or are due to appear before the SC, continue to exist.”

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Pre-trial judge at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers
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“Spoke to Albin Kurti and Aleksandar Vucic yesterday regarding the collection of votes in Kosovo for Sunday's constitutional referendum in Serbia. Collection of votes in the past has taken place through facilitation of the OSCE. People should be able to exercise their right to vote.”

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
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“A referendum in the sovereign territory of another state is not a practice accepted by any democratic country. Serbs in Kosovo with dual citizenship can vote in Serbia's referendum by mail or in the liaison office in Pristina.”

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Kosovo Prime Minister
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“The political scene has changed after these elections. There is no dominant political force any more, as there was eight months ago. The Kosovo people have turned their back on Kurti and Vetevendosje; they turned their backs on the model of rule by one single person.”

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Chairman of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)
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“The activism and mobilization of our party in local elections continues not to be the same as it was in national ones. One of the reasons is maybe that Vetevendosje is identified with national topics and there is a lot more work than we thought to get identified in the municipalities with local issues.”

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Kosovo Prime Minister
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“Kosovo leadership should undertake the dialogue with Kosovo Serbs in order to counterbalance the leverage Belgrade has over them. They need to be shown that they are valuable and involved in the decision-making. Nobody worked on building the national consensus prior to reaching previous agreements. I advocate for more openness. We are witnessing a leadership crisis. We are shout out for this process, we don't own this process and feel that this Dialogue is imposed. In Serbia, the process has been captured by one person.”

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Researcher for the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP)
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“The Kosovo Boxing Federation has been a full member of AIBA since November 2014 and is expected to attend the AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships. AIBA expects that the Kosovo Boxing Federation's delegation will be treated no differently than the delegation of any other AIBA member.”

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“We see this as the day of our great comeback, which we announced a long time ago. This comeback is an achievement for each of us but above all it is a responsibility, which we have to exercise with full of care.”

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Leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK)
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“Today, citizens showed their great dissatisfaction with the work of Albin Kurti's government in the first eight months of its existence. For us, a new beginning is starting by unifying with citizens to stop the degradation of governing values in Kosovo.”

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Chairman of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)
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“We have shown that we are an example for the entire region in our ability to organise elections without incidents and deviations from citizens' will. We will win everywhere we are in the runoff. Compared to the last municipal elections in 2017, when our party came third, we are now the most voted one.”

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Kosovo politician member of the Vetevendosje party
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“We predicted there would be a reaction, but not the reaction that would see MiG-29 fighter jets in the air and T-72 tanks at our border and then armoured vehicles and military combat vehicles. These were not predicted.”

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Kosovo Prime Minister
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“We have a deal! After two days of intense negotiations, an agreement on de-escalation and the way forward has just been reached. I thank Besnik Bislimi and Petar Petkovic for their readiness to negotiate and agree for the good of the people.”

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European Union's special envoy to Serbia-Kosovo talks
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“There is no sincere wish for dialogue either in Kosovo or in Serbia and there isn't the necessary energy from the West to provide the impetus in moving forward the EU integration process. In the current situation, the ongoing EU-facilitated dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade to normalise relations is 'clinically dead'. For the dialogue to be revived, we maybe should be reminded why it is needed. The current status quo is quite unsustainable and the security crisis could escalate to the extent that the dialogue needs reanimation. Let us not forget too that both countries are in an election mood and the leaders have domestic political motives.”

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Kosovo analyst
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“The crisis is fake, because there will not be any war, but the biggest problem after this will be to build the fragile trust between ordinary people who live in Kosovo. On both sides, opinion-formers are spreading a poisonous atmosphere, and this rattling of weapons frightens ordinary people. How people from the [Serb-majority] north of Kosovo will find a common language with the rest of the population of Kosovo, I think that is the key problem.”

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Senior Analyst at the Open Society European Policy Institute in Brussels
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“Serbia and Kosovo need to unconditionally de-escalate the situation on the ground. Any further provocations, unilateral or uncoordinated actions are unacceptable. The EU-facilitated Dialogue remains the only platform to address & resolve all open issues.”

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
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“I spoke to Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia & Albin Kurti of Kosovo about the need to de-escalate in the north of Kosovo. It's vital both Belgrade & Pristina show restraint & return to dialogue. NATO KFOR's mandate remains to ensure a safe & secure environment & freedom of movement for all.”

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Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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“These criminal actions show best what would happen at the border crossings in Jarinje and Brnjak if we did not have the presence of special units to ensure order and security. Despite such actions, we will continue with our full commitment to implement the [Serbian license plate ban] throughout the territory of Republic of Kosovo.”

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Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo
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“Serbia is using Kosovo citizens to provoke a serious international conflict. Individuals or groups whose criminal activity endangers the rule of law and public order are attacking our state and disturbing the peace. They are clearly encouraged and supported by Serbia, namely the autocratic regime there.”

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Kosovo Prime Minister
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“We urge the leadership in Belgrade and Pristina to take a responsible approach and to work through the EU facilitated Dialogue to avoid any further escalation, restore a peaceful atmosphere and to work on viable solutions. It is in the interests of all to look for a way forward that enables freedom of movement and which improves people's daily lives. We stress once again that all agreements reached in the process of the EU-facilitated Dialogue since its inception in 2011 remain valid and binding for both Parties. Past agreements form an important element for comprehensive normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. The EU and its Member States urge Kosovo and Serbia to fully respect and implement all their Dialogue obligations with no further delay.”

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
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“This is a direct threat to people who are worrying about how they will provide bread for their children. We have also informed the [European Union's] special envoy [for Kosovo], Miroslav Lajcak, and asked for EU help. And I call on President Vucic [Aleksandar Vucic]: 'Vucic, react'.”

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Leader of the Belgrade-backed Kosvo Serb political party Srpska Lista
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“The new measures [Serbs have to use Kosovo vehicle licence plates instead of Serbian ones] are not directed against the Serb community. Nothing extraordinary or discriminatory is happening today. We are just starting to implement an agreement both Serbia and European Union have agreed to. Today's actions undertaken by relevant institutions… are not aimed to infringe the right of Serb citizens for free movement or provoke any destabilisation.”

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Kosovo Prime Minister
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“Today marks a milestone for this institution and our work. You will see the victims of Mr. Mustafa [Salih Mustafa] were fellow Kosovo Albanians… They were not enemies of the state of Kosovo, they were not spies, they were fellow community members. The truth to be laid out in this court in the upcoming week is that KLA [Kosovo Liberation Army] leaders… managed to victimise and brutalise fellow Kosovo Albanians who had different opinions from KLA leaders. In the course of this case you will hear from victims who have waited two decades to be heard for crimes committed against them and their family members.”

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Specialist Prosecutor at the The Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers
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“No one has prevented Kosovo from preparing applications, internal coordination and inter-institutional coordination for preparation in this regard, because it was clear that this deadline is being removed in September, and in September we could be completely ready, just to start the procedures.”

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Executive Director of the CiviKos Platform and member of Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG)
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“Like Kosovo, which has started preparations for a recognition campaign… Serbia has started preparations for a counter-campaign - not only in the statements of [parliament president Ivica] Dacic, [Foreign Minister Nikola] Selakovic and [ambassador to the US Marko] Djuric, but specifically in talks with some countries, this is now a topic, and we'll see who's stronger on the issue of [Kosovo's] admission to UNESCO in the autumn.”

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Member of the Forum for Ethnic Relations in Serbia
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“Today we show in front of all of them [Afghan refugees] that we have not only opened our doors but also our hearts because as people who come from genocidal rule we understand very well what it means to be forced to leave your home.”

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President of Kosovo
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“Today, I had substantive separate discussions with First Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Besnik Bislimi, and with the Director of the Serbian office for Kosovo, Petar Petkovic, about the preparations for the next Dialogue meeting on Chief negotiators-level in early September.”

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European Union's special envoy to Serbia-Kosovo talks
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“We have not finalised the agreement yet but we agreed that I will be the candidate for mayor and we will have a single list for the municipal assembly. I cannot speak about the results but we expect to bring together the votes of Albanian voters [in North Mitrovica].”

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Kosovo Politician - Vetevendosje leader in mainly Serb North Mitrovica
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“It was rejected before it was read; this proves their unwillingness to reach an agreement. When our commitment to the missing was expressed to include the word 'dealing with the past', this was accepted by Borell but rejected by Vucic.”

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Kosovo Prime Minister
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“The issue of population is complex. Changes in recent decades are reflected around the world. Kosovo is no exception. It has been observed that there is a decrease in the birth rate, also in the Balkan countries, where due to immigration the decrease in the birth rate has intensified even more. Here is the economic situation, employment, labor, female employment, child care, the country's care for a family … In Kosovo in 2000 the fertility rate was 2.7, while in 2019 it was 1.66 and that shows a decrease.”

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Official with the United Nations Population Fund in Kosovo
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