15 Dec 2022

“I am sure that the Russians are very happy and encouraging Serbia to take the stance that it is at the moment because clearly it is in its interests to try and make trouble in another part of the continent and distract Western attention from Ukraine. But this issue and the frequent flare-ups of tension long predate the Ukraine war so there is no reason to assume what we have seen recently would not be happening regardless. The only difference is that Ukraine has given an added impetus to the EU and US to try and resolve the Serbia-Kosovo issue, which is why we have seen so much diplomatic activity over the last few months.”

www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/12/15/...
Type of Source: News

Tim Judah

   Journalist, Writer

Special correspondent for The Economist magazine

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EU - Kosovo relations

EU involvement in Kosovo

EU involvement in Kosovo - Serbia dialogue

Kosovo - Serbia dialogue

Kosovo - Serbia relations

Russia - Serbia relations

Russia influence in the Western Balkans

US involvement in Kosovo

US involvement in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue

US involvement in Western Balkans