{"id":76471,"date":"2025-02-17T20:14:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T19:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=76471"},"modified":"2025-02-17T21:28:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T20:28:02","slug":"grenell-on-thaci-he-should-be-celebrating-in-pristina-not-behind-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/grenell-on-thaci-he-should-be-celebrating-in-pristina-not-behind-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Grenell on Tha\u00e7i: He Should Be Celebrating in Pristina, Not Behind Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"247\">U.S. envoy Richard Grenell congratulated Kosovo on its 17th Independence Day, calling it a historic moment overshadowed by injustices against the country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"415\">Among other remarks, Grenell emphasized that Hashim Tha\u00e7i, in his view, should be celebrating this day in Pristina rather than behind bars in The Hague.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"452\">Grenell\u2019s Full Statement:<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"993\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><em data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"993\" data-is-last-node=\"\">&#8220;I wish all my friends in Kosovo a happy and safe celebration on their 17th Independence Day. However, this historic moment has been overshadowed by a grave injustice. The founding father of Kosovo\u2019s statehood, President Hashim Tha\u00e7i, should be celebrating today in Pristina \u2013 not behind bars in The Hague. Europeans have failed to act against this injustice for the past five years. And Kosovo\u2019s state institutions have failed to take the necessary legal steps to end this injustice \u2013 due to politics. This unjust imprisonment must end.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. envoy Richard Grenell congratulated Kosovo on its 17th Independence Day, calling it a historic moment overshadowed by injustices against the country. Among other remarks, Grenell emphasized that Hashim Tha\u00e7i, in his view, should be celebrating this day in Pristina rather than behind bars in The Hague. 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