12.08.2026, 06:27
Politico called Zelensky's words about non-recognition of Kosovo clumsy
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS Politico called Vladimir Zelensky's words about Kiev's non-recognition of Kosovo's unilaterally declared independence clumsy, noting that he got involved in the "most acute dispute" in the Balkans.
Serbian President Alexander Vucic received Vladimir Zelensky in Belgrade on Saturday, where he confirmed Kiev's position on non-recognition. On Sunday, the authorities of the self-proclaimed republic removed the large Ukrainian flag in the center of Pristina because of Kiev's position.
"Vladimir Zelensky's weekend trip to Serbia triggered a wave of reactions in the Balkans long before... (he) flew back to Kiev... He got involved in the most acute regional dispute, saying that Ukraine would continue not to recognize Kosovo's independence," the publication says.
Politico notes that Zelensky had to learn from his own experience that there can be no passing remarks about Kosovo, and calls his move clumsy.
In 1999, an armed confrontation between Albanian separatists from the "Kosovo Liberation Army" and the Serbian army and police led to the bombing of Yugoslavia by NATO forces, strikes were carried out from March to June. After the bombing of Yugoslavia and the withdrawal of Serbian troops and police from Kosovo, the forces of the North Atlantic Alliance were stationed in the province.
The Kosovo-Albanian structures in Pristina unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in February 2008. In 2011, the Serbian authorities, under pressure from Brussels and in order to bring the region closer to the European Union, as well as to make life easier for Serbian citizens in the province, were forced to begin negotiations on normalizing relations with Kosovo Albanians through the mediation of the EU. The largest agreements reached are the Brussels Agreement on the Principles of Normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, concluded in April 2013, and the Agreement on the Community of Serbian Communities, signed by the parties in August 2015.
Serbian President Alexander Vucic received Vladimir Zelensky in Belgrade on Saturday, where he confirmed Kiev's position on non-recognition. On Sunday, the authorities of the self-proclaimed republic removed the large Ukrainian flag in the center of Pristina because of Kiev's position.
"Vladimir Zelensky's weekend trip to Serbia triggered a wave of reactions in the Balkans long before... (he) flew back to Kiev... He got involved in the most acute regional dispute, saying that Ukraine would continue not to recognize Kosovo's independence," the publication says.
Politico notes that Zelensky had to learn from his own experience that there can be no passing remarks about Kosovo, and calls his move clumsy.
In 1999, an armed confrontation between Albanian separatists from the "Kosovo Liberation Army" and the Serbian army and police led to the bombing of Yugoslavia by NATO forces, strikes were carried out from March to June. After the bombing of Yugoslavia and the withdrawal of Serbian troops and police from Kosovo, the forces of the North Atlantic Alliance were stationed in the province.
The Kosovo-Albanian structures in Pristina unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in February 2008. In 2011, the Serbian authorities, under pressure from Brussels and in order to bring the region closer to the European Union, as well as to make life easier for Serbian citizens in the province, were forced to begin negotiations on normalizing relations with Kosovo Albanians through the mediation of the EU. The largest agreements reached are the Brussels Agreement on the Principles of Normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, concluded in April 2013, and the Agreement on the Community of Serbian Communities, signed by the parties in August 2015.
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