BELGRADE, Serbia — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that the recent violent outbreaks in Kosovo were unacceptable and perpetrators must be brought to justice. “I welcome that Serbia is prepared to cooperate in these efforts.” Stoltenberg also urged Serbia and Kosovo to engage “constructively” in a European Union-mediated dialogue that is aimed at normalizing relations between the former …
BELGRADE, Serbia — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off a daylong gunbattle with police that left one officer and three attackers dead. Kosovo’s majority ethnic Albanians, most of whom are Muslim, meanwhile, view Kosovo as their country and accuse …
ATHENS, Greece — The leaders of several Balkan countries gathered in the Greek capital Monday along with top European Union officials to discuss the region’s European future, and Ukraine’s president was to join them later in the day. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was to host an informal dinner Monday evening in Athens for the top officials from nine Balkan …
SARAJEVO, Bosnia — Thousands of people rallied Sunday in Bosnia for the second time in a week, alleging that a pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader rigged a ballot during a general election in the Balkan country earlier this month. Citing reports of irregularities, central election authorities in Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo have ordered the unsealing of ballot boxes and a recount at …
