{"id":32339,"date":"2022-03-02T12:11:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T11:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=32339"},"modified":"2022-03-02T12:11:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T11:11:35","slug":"kurti-kosovo-is-worried-that-putins-war-might-trickle-down-to-the-balkans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kurti-kosovo-is-worried-that-putins-war-might-trickle-down-to-the-balkans\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurti: Kosovo is worried that Putin\u2019s war might trickle down to the Balkans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The nation of Kosovo is concerned that president Vladimir Putin will try to transfer the war to the Western Balkans in order to turn it into a battlefield between him and western democracies, said Kosovo\u2019s PM Ablin Kurti in an interview for Sky News.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he said that Putin could do this \u201cthrough his main ally in the region, Serbia\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The head of state asked European countries to accept Kosovo into the European Union and NATO because according to him, this move would contribute to peace, stability, and security in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to join the EU and NATO. 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