Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Addresses Serbia, Russia Regional Agenda


(MENAFN) On Monday, Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Donika Gervalla-Schwarz cautioned that Serbia’s conduct mirrors Russia’s strategic aims in the Balkans, charging Belgrade’s leadership with chasing destabilizing ambitions instead of democratic progress.

“History has taught us that to understand Russia’s intentions in our region, one should watch Serbia’s actions. Serbia doesn’t have a foreign policy different from Moscow’s,” Gervalla-Schwarz stated in a post on the US social media platform X.

Pointing to recent comments by Serbia’s president, she noted: “Yesterday, Serbia’s president declared the world order dead and said they would double the army. The message is clearly both for Russia and from Russia.”

She dismissed assertions that Serbia is under external pressure, emphasizing that “the fact is, no one is threatening Serbia.”

According to Gervalla-Schwarz, the real danger “lies in its leadership, which, instead of building a normal European state focused on EU reforms and democracy, dreams of a regional empire — a Russian mindset in miniature.”

“It wouldn’t be the first time Serbia sets fire to Europe,” she cautioned.

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