NATO bullies gonna bully.
Can you imagine how MAD NATurd and its neocon denizens are that they have no way to "bring the Russians to heel"?
Well, the Democrats needed another diversion since Ukraine fatigue set in. This should do it. Never can have too many proxy wars. Got to keep defense contractors in business.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Biden doesn’t summon up retired General Wesley Clark back into action.
A little more information:
The protesters were angry about a new rule that would have forced all people entering Kosovo with Serbian IDs from Monday to replace them with a temporary document during their stay in the country. A similar rule is applied by Belgrade authorities to Kosovars who visit Serbia.
The government also said ethnic Serbs who have registration plates issued by Serbia would have to change them for Kosovo license plates within two months.
Following tensions on Sunday evening and consultations with EU and US ambassadors, Pristina said it would delay its plan for one month, and start implementation on September 1.
https://www.dw.com/en/kosovo-closes-two-border-crossings-with-serbia-amid-rising-tensions/a-62663869
So, kill more Serbs for no reason?
Christian Serbs vs Muslim Kosovars. I’m on the Serbs’ side.
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia about 14 years ago. Serbia has close ties with Russia. Not surprisingly, Russia does not recognize Kosovo’s independence (though some 100 or so nations do).
The Serbs in northern Kosovo are resisting IDs that are now being required by the Kosovar government.
It is interesting, but Russia did not recognize former Russian or Soviet areas that declared independence (unless they accepted the role as Russia’s toady); and Serbia, a Russian friend, did the same thing vis-a-vis Kosovo. Yet, parts of Ukraine that have declared independence from Ukraine find acceptance by Russia. But, since when has hypocrisy ever bothered Russia?
Still, this squabble is not our (the US) problem. Nor should it be NATO’s problem unless a NATO country is involved (and neither Serbia nor Kosovo are NATO members). I opposed NATO involvement in the Balkans in the 1990s and I would oppose NATO involvement there today.
I wonder if Russia has had a hand in this?
“One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans.”– Otto von Bismarck
Tensions Flare on Kosovo-Serbian Border Amid Protests and Gunfire
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/world/europe/kosovo-serbia-border-gunfire.html
Can you imagine how MAD NATurd and its neocon denizens are that they have no way to "bring the Russians to heel"?
Because it worked out so well for everyone the previous time.
Kosovo is a war NATO can win, isn’t it?
So Kosovo is now a NATO member state? Who knew!
Going to get interesting...NATO has been sitting on their asses for 30+ years since ‘winning’ the Cold War, enjoying their ‘peace dividend’, along with ‘The End of History’.
Russia has been modernizing their military for the past 20 years, and they are a close ally of Serbia.
...we shall see what happens.
Kosovo vs. Serbia — WWIII Edition
https://www.rferl.org/a/kosovo-serbia-border-crossing-blocked-tensions/31967812.html
The dispute over vehicles erupted in September 2021 after Kosovar authorities ordered all drivers entering Kosovo from Serbia to use temporary, 60-day, printed license plates in response to measures in Serbia against drivers from Kosovo that have been in place since 2008, when the country declared independence from Belgrade.
At that time, Serbs from northern Kosovo blocked the Jarinje and Brnjak crossings with vehicles and makeshift barricades, while Kosovo’s government sent in police units and Serbian military jets and helicopters buzzed the border in a show of force.
Serbia does not recognize Kosovo’s independence nor its right to impose rules and regulations such as registering cars and trucks.
Most EU countries recognize Kosovo, though Russia and China, allies of Serbia, do not.
The EU has tried to broker a dialogue between the two Balkans neighbors for over a decade, but so far the efforts have failed to achieve a normalization of ties.
Prime Minister Albin Kurti has said Kosovo will formally apply to become a member of the European Union by the end of 2022 despite concerns over tensions with Serbia, also an EU aspirant