He stated that the tension among Serbian residents in the area is at its peak because they feel threatened by “the terrorist acts of the regime of Kosovar Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, according to his declarations to the RTS channel.

He added that they will not allow anyone to cross “red lines”, after expressing that his country expects more decisive actions from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization mission in Kosovo.

After last April’s elections for local authorities, won by candidates from the Albanian minority and boycotted by the majority Serb community, the inauguration of which was interfered with violent protests, the tension in the Kosovo region the restarted

In response to the rising tensions in the area, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic put the army on combat alert on Friday and ordered the deployment of troops near the Kosovar border.

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