"Pristina got rapped over knuckles by US"

Brnabic said that forming an army was contrary to UN Security Council Resolution 1244, the Brussels agreement, and the Kosovo Constitution itself, and that NATO has "clearly and unequivocally" stated that it was opposed the formation of an armed force in such a way - and added that Serbia would not allow things "to be done that way."

"As for Rosu entering the north of Kosovo, so far we had five such cases, and I spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and said that it was making a mockery of all agreements, and that they must not go to the north of Kosovo (armed) with rifles," the prime minister told RTS.

According to her, the president and the government of Serbia are conducting an intensive activity in order to point out to all international actors - both those who recognized Kosovo and support the formation of the armed forces and those who oppose it - to all the agreements reached, and remind them of Resolution 1244.

Commenting Pristina's decision to increase the tax on imports of goods from central Serbia by 100 percent, the prime minister said it was "an arrogant, irresponsible, completely unpredictable policy" and assessed that the only good thing about it was that "finally others are also recognizing it as such."

"I think it's come back to bite Pristina, they thought we would react with the countermeasures, so they don't know what to do with these taxes once they saw us behave responsibly and rationally," said Brnabic, adding that Brussels "gave a big recognition to Belgrade because it did not introduce contaminants and thereby undermine regional stability and peace."

She reiterated that Belgrade will not return to the (Kosovo) dialogue while the taxes are in force, adding that Brussels ...