Look at the Balkans for the next stage for a British provocation. An effort by EU foreign policy chief and EU Commission vice president Josep Borrell to mediate between Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti failed today, apparently because the Kosovo side refused Borrell’s compromise proposal.
The dispute, which threatens to explode as “Hell on Earth,” as Vucic has warned, is around the issuance of license plates. On April 1, 2023, all automobiles of Serbian residents in Kosovo must display Kosovo license plates or face fines. So far, Serbian license plates have been accepted. On Nov.1, Kosovo authorities started to issue warnings. After April 21, 2023, when the transition period is over, the Kosovo police will be authorized to seize cars with Serbian plates.
In response, Kosovo and Metohija Serbs quit all Kosovo government institutions. Kosovo Serb leader Goran Rakic resigned from the Kosovo government, along with Serb lawmakers, judges and municipality heads. Later, the Serb police officers removed Kosovo uniforms and epaulettes right at a meeting.
The Quinta countries (U.S., U.K., France, Germany and Italy) tried to force Pristina to postpone the decision on the license plates by 10 months, but the authorities of the republic, not recognized by all countries, ignored all appeals, according to TASS.
The situation in Kosovo could turn into “Hell on Earth” if the Kosovo authorities do not cancel their decision to ban Serbian plates, Vucic had said on Nov. 20 according to RT. “We will make everything possible to prevent war, but it does not depend on us,” Vucic said to TV Prva. “In that case, Serbia will stay with its people and the Serbians will defend their homes.”
