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EU and US envoys urge Kosovo and Serbia to resume dialogue in order to defuse tensions

The envoys of the European Union and the United States are urging Kosovo and Serbia to resume their dialogue on normalizing relations before the bitter tensions between the two nations result in more violence

The Independent UK

Kosovo and Serbia in crisis talks as regional tension escalates thanks to Russian meddling

Kosovo’s prime minister, Albin Kurti, and Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vučić, are scheduled to meet this weekend for the first time since Nato decided to send about 600 more peacekeeping troops into the Balkans early in October to mitigate some of the region’s growing tensions.

The Conversation

The EU Has Failed in Serbia and Kosovo

As violence flares, Washington has shown it has influence, while Brussels’s policies have shown weakness.

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Kosovo asks for more NATO-led peacekeepers along the border with Serbia

Kosovo’s prime minister has asked NATO-led peacekeepers to increase their presence on the northern border with Serbia, saying the area is the entry point for illegal weapons and threats to stability

The Independent UK

Analysis: Are Kosovo and Serbia on the brink of war?

An escalation into a conflict in the Western Balkans was averted but the likelihood of future flare-ups remains high.

Al Jazeera

Kosovo’s troubles may not have come to a head, but the crisis still festers

Swift western pressure on Serbia to step back from conflict does not resolve the chronic problems of Kosovo’s nationhood

The Guardian - UK

Vucic ‘wants war’: Kosovo PM accuses Belgrade of inciting violence

Kosovo leader Albin Kurti alleges Serbian president aims to instigate a conflict with Kosovo; Vucic denies accusation.

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Britain to provide Nato with troops to support Kosovo amid tensions with Serbia

Britain has made a battalion of up to 650 troops available to a Nato peacekeeping force amid rising tensions between Serbia and Kosovo.

Evening Standard

US concerned by large Serbian military mobilisation near Kosovo

United States urges Belgrade to stand down after deployment of Serbian tanks and artillery near Kosovo border.

Al Jazeera

The flare-up of violence in Kosovo shows the folly of the west’s appeasement of Serbia

Unless the US and EU are tougher on Belgrade, Serbian nationalist attacks could destabilise the region, says political scientist and author Jasmin Mujanović

The Guardian - UK

Kosovo accuses Serbia of involvement in paramilitary ambush

Kosovo says group behind deadly clash with local police was armed by Serbia and sought to provoke partition

The Guardian - UK

Serbia demands that NATO takes over the policing of Kosovo's north after a deadly shootout

Serbia’s president has demanded that NATO-led troops stationed in Kosovo take over the security from Kosovo police in the north of the country

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Kosovo’s future: Europe must do more

Editorial: Spiralling tensions between Pristina and Belgrade have again spilled over into violence. The European Union’s mediating strategy is not working

The Guardian - UK

Arms cache found after ethnic Serb gunmen storm village in Kosovo

Incident that left police officer and four attackers dead marks one of gravest escalations in violence for years

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The Independent UK

What is behind renewed tensions between Serbia and Kosovo?

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

The Independent UK

Kosovo mourns a slain police officer, some Serb gunmen remain at large after a siege at a monastery

Kosovo is observing a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen dressed in combat uniforms who later took refuge at an Orthodox monastery on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Kosovan PM Albin Kurti says talks with Serbia have reached deadlock

Kurti claims EU special envoy to talks has lost neutrality and there is ‘no moving further with this method’

France 24

Kosovar police surround a village after gunmen storm a monastery

At least 30 gunmen killed a Kosovar Albanian police officer then stormed an Orthodox monastery in Kosovo near its border with Serbia, setting off ongoing gunbattles that have left three assailants dead and raised tensions between the two former wartime foes as they seek to normalize ties.

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One Kosovo police officer killed and one wounded, raising tensions with Serbia

Kosovo's prime minister on Sunday said one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack he blamed on support from neighboring Serbia, increasing tensions between the two former war foes.

Al Jazeera

Kosovo monastery siege ends following deadly attack on police

Kosovo police say one officer and three of about 30 attackers killed in shootouts around the village of Banjska.

The Independent UK

One Kosovo police officer killed and another wounded in an attack in the north, raising tensions

Kosovo’s prime minister says one police officer has been killed and another wounded in an attack he blames on support from neighboring Serbia

The Independent UK

EU urges Serbia and Kosovo to respect their pledges after a meeting of leaders ends in acrimony

The European Union is urging Serbia and Kosovo to respect an agreement meant to end tensions between them and set their relations on a more normal path

The Independent UK

Kosovo's prime minister blames EU envoy for the failure of recent talks with Serbia

Kosovo’s prime minister has accused the European Union special envoy in the normalization talks with Serbia of not being “neutral and correct.”

Al Jazeera

Talks between Serbia and Kosovo break down again

EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell blames Kosovo for failing to implement a deal with Serbia on normalising relations.

The Independent UK

Serbia and Kosovo leaders are in Brussels for talks. Getting them into the same room won't be easy

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo are holding a fresh round of meetings aimed at improving their strained relations

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