


Kosovo special police with armored vehicles stand on the road near the northern Kosovo border crossing of Jarinje Image: Bojan Slavkovic/AP/picture alliance Riot police were deployed to the blockades, with some ethnic Serbs pitching tents and vowing to stay the night. In a televised address, Vucic claimed Serbs in Kosovo "today suffered one of the worst days'' after what he called "a brutal attack'' by Kosovo police.

Vucic said the situation is very "serious and difficult." He added that the latest move was "not responsible" and that "it is difficult to find a solution." In Belgrade, Serbian President Aleksander Vucic called a meeting of his national security cabinet in response to the Kosovo measures. The rules change poses a diplomatically difficult question for Serbia: how do you handle reciprocity among nations if you do not recognize a country? Tensions soar with Serbia "Just as yesterday, today and tomorrow, Serb citizens will move freely and safely." "Today there is nothing illegal or discriminatory," Kurti told lawmakers in parliament. Serbia stopped recognizing Kosovo license plates and other aspects of its statehood that would be tantamount to acknowledging the country's independence.Īlbin Kurti, Kosovo's prime minister, said the new policy is to restore reciprocity. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
