Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, said that the situation in Kosovo is alarming and that it could provoke another conflict in the center of Europe.
“A huge explosion is being prepared in the center of Europe – in the place where, in 1999, NATO attacked Yugoslavia, violating every imaginable principle of the Helsinki Final Act and OSCE documents,” said Lavrov during a visit to Kenya, reports the Russian state agency, RIA Novosti.
He added that the situation requires a “geopolitical solution” that would guarantee the security of European countries.
According to him, “no bloc, including NATO, has the right to claim dominance in that part of the planet”
Tensions in the north of Kosovo have increased, as groups of local Serbs are protesting against the new Albanian mayors of the municipalities: Zveçan, Zubin Potok and Leposaviq.
Last Friday, Kosovo Police forcefully entered these municipalities to install the new mayors.
The government of Kosovo has defended the actions of the police, while the international community has severely condemned them, warning that they minimize efforts to normalize Kosovo-Serbia relations.
Russia, which launched the invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine, in February of last year, is an ally of Serbia and constantly supports its actions against Kosovo’s citizenship.
