Spannungen mit Kosovo: USA fordern Serbien zur Deeskalation auf
Der US-amerikanische Aussenminister Anthony Blinken fordert Serbien auf, den Verpflichtungen aus dem Normalisierungsabkommen nachzukommen.
Angesichts der wachsenden Spannungen zwischen Serbien und dem Kosovo haben die USA die serbische Seite aufgerufen, sofort zu deeskalieren und die Verpflichtungen aus dem Normalisierungsabkommen umzusetzen.
Angesichts der wachsenden Spannungen zwischen Serbien und dem Kosovo haben die USA die serbische Seite aufgerufen, sofort zu deeskalieren und die Verpflichtungen aus dem Normalisierungsabkommen umzusetzen.
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00:00 US Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken is calling on Serbia to comply with the obligations from the normalization agreement.
00:08 In view of the growing tensions between Serbia and Kosovo, the USA has called on the Serbian side to immediately de-escalate and implement the obligations from the normalization agreement.
00:22 This call came after a phone call between US Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken and Serbian President Alexander Vucic.
00:30 The US Foreign Ministry in Washington shared that Blinken emphasized in the conversation that those who were involved in the heavy attack last Sunday and are currently in Serbia must be brought to account.
00:46 In addition, he welcomed the approval of NATO to send additional forces into the Balkan country.
00:53 From the Serbian capital Belgrade, Vucic and Blinken agreed that now the escalation is necessary and an important role of NATO is necessary.
01:04 According to Serbian news agency Tanjuk, Vucic, however, disputed that there would be a large Serbian military on the march to the border with Kosovo.
01:15 The Director of Communications of the National Security Council, John Kirby, had spoken on Friday about an unprecedented supply of artillery and tanks at the border with Kosovo.
01:26 "We call on Serbia to withdraw these troops at the border."
01:30 Kosovo, which today almost exclusively inhabits Albania, split off with NATO aid from Serbia in 1999 and declared independent in 2008.
01:43 More than 100 countries, including Germany, recognize independence, but not Serbia, which is calling back its former province.
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