Unrest in Kosovo

The recent spike in tensions in northern Kosovo, where dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured in attacks by ethnic Serbs during protests against the appointment of ethnic Albanian mayors, serves as a painful reminder that the deep-rooted conflict in the heart of the Balkans cannot be easily resolved.

President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, was a guest on the show "Prva tema" on TV Prva. He spoke about the situation in Kosovo and Metohija, about protests, about elections and attacks from the region.

Efforts to defuse a crisis in Kosovo intensified on Wednesday as ethnic Serbs continued their protests over the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors in a northern town where recent clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers sparked fears of renewed conflict.

Türkiye has urged Serbia and Kosovo to diffuse tension and resolve the problems through dialogue amid recent escalation between the two countries.

We remind you that on Monday, Serb protests began in three municipalities in the north of Kosovo and Metohija, in which citizens demand that special police units be withdrawn from the north and that citizens who are employed be given access to the facility. Pristina's response was to send special forces, which, with the help of KFOR, caused incidents in which more than 50 Serbs were injured.

Troops from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo on Wednesday placed metal fences and barbed wire barriers in a northern town following clashes with ethnic Serbs that left 30 international soldiers wounded.

NATO troops secured a town hall in Kosovo's Zvecan and the alliance said on Tuesday it would send more soldiers to the region, a day after 30 NATO soldiers and 52 protesters were hurt in clashes and the EU and US urged a de-escalation of the violence.

25 soldiers from NATO's multinational force in Kosovo - KFOR have been injured during clashes with Serbs in the northern part of the country.

The condition of three of them is serious. The servicemen were injured by explosive devices. Among the injured are 11 Italians.

Police fired tear gas during clashes with ethnic Serbs who protested demanding the withdrawal of law enforcement officers from northern Kosovo, as well as the appointment of new mayors.

Serbia put its troops on the border with Kosovo on the highest state of alert Friday following clashes between ethnic Serbs and Kosovo police that left more than a dozen injured on both sides.