Why the West Pushes Serbia to Recognize Kosovo

The West continues pressuring Serbia to implicitly recognize Kosovo – the Serbian breakaway region that unilaterally declared independence in 2008. At the same time, the European Union and the United States expect Belgrade to resolutely support Ukraine’s ambitions to retake Crimea, the Donbass, as well as parts of the Zaporizhzhia and the Kherson regions that are still under Russia’s control.

Why the West Pushes Serbia to Recognize Kosovo

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EU/US Threatens Serbia to Sanction Russia

President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said tonight that he was afraid that no one wanted to talk about the context, the circumstances and what Serbia is really facing when referring to the Franco-German plan for Kosovo and Metohija.

Vučić: I am worried; “They are looking for a conflict”

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US to support Serbia amid tensions with Kosovo if Belgrade joins Russian sanctions

But Washington is ready to offer Belgrade economic and diplomatic support on the condition that Serbia joins Western allies in sanctions against Russia.

If Serbia fully participates with the West then Washington and Brussels may ask Kosovo to meet Serbia’s demand in granting Serbs the right to live in Northern Kosovo. [Community of Serb Municipalities]

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