The escalation of tensions between Kosovo and Serbia poses a continuing risk. This fact is made known through a report by the Croatian Security and Intelligence Agency, which assesses that relations between Kosovo and Serbia remain unstable.
In its annual report, Croatian intelligence sheds light not only on the security situation in Croatia, but also on developments in the Western Balkans - a region that, according to it, continues to face profound political and security challenges, closely linked to unresolved interstate issues.
Although the EU and the US remain involved in stabilization efforts, the report highlights that resolving these issues remains difficult. This climate of uncertainty, according to Croatian intelligence, also directly affects the region's European integration process, which is moving at a slow pace.
Regarding Kosovo, Croatian intelligence points to the existence of groups aiming to destabilize the situation in the north of the country, where the majority of the population is Serb. As an example of this, the report cites the armed attack by Serbian formations on the Kosovo Police in the village of Banjska on September 24, 2023, in which a policeman was killed.
The report notes that it is still unclear how this paramilitary formation was organized and how it was armed with heavy weapons of military origin. Milan Radoicic, who claimed responsibility for organizing the attack and was a participant in it, is reported to have fled to Serbia, where he was questioned, but criminal proceedings against him are still pending.
The Croatian intelligence report also mentions the efforts of Kosovo authorities to eliminate parallel Serbian institutions in the north, with the aim of strengthening the state's sovereignty and limiting Belgrade's influence in this area.
" In such circumstances, the escalation of tensions in Kosovo remains a constant risk. Therefore, the role of the guarantor of security continues to be played by the military presence of international forces ," concludes the Croatian Intelligence Agency. (A2 Televizion)
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