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Russia fails again in the initiative for a debate in the Security Council on NATO's intervention in Kosovo

2024-03-28 20:58:14Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Russia fails again in the initiative for a debate in the Security Council on
Russia fails again in the initiative for a debate in the Security Council on NATO's intervention in Kosovo

Russia failed Thursday in its bid for a United Nations Security Council session to discuss the 1999 NATO bombing campaign against Serbian forces that ended the war in Kosovo.

After Monday's failure to hold such a session, which was made impossible as 12 member countries did not vote for Moscow's request, Russia again requested a debate on the topic of "maintaining international peace and stability". This time there were 9 member countries that did not vote in favor of the debate.

Holding a debate requires a procedural vote and to approve the order needs the support of 9 of the 15 member countries of the Security Council.

French Ambassador Nicolas de Riviere said on Thursday that the Security Council "is here to discuss current crises but it is not a forum for historical debates".

Russian representative, Dmitry Polyanskiy. said that France, the United States and the United Kingdom "do not want to discuss the aggression against the former Yugoslavia", while repeating that "the situation in Kosovo is getting worse". He also opposed the recommendation of the day before that Kosovo become a member of the Council of Europe.

Earlier in the day, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told Serbian media that Russia has not approved the Security Council's work plan for the month of April, so Serbia is now entering the middle of major power clashes, "which that was not our intention".

On Monday, the US representative to the UN, Robert Wood, accused Russia of trying to use the anniversary of NATO's intervention to spread its propaganda and fuel regional tensions in the Western Balkans.

He reiterated the American position that the intervention was a "necessary and legal action to end the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo".

Nine years after NATO's intervention, Kosovo declared its independence with the support of the United States and major Western countries, while Serbia, supported by Russia, opposes its citizenship. Although it has declared membership of the European Union as its aspiration, Serbia maintains close ties with Moscow and has not joined Western sanctions against it over its aggression in Ukraine, primarily because of the Kremlin's support for the claims. of Belgrade over Kosovo.

Last year, Serbia agreed to an agreement mediated by the European Union for the normalization of relations with Kosovo, which envisages Pristina giving more autonomy to the Kosovo Serbs, while Belgrade recognizes its "de facto" independence.

But Belgrade said it will not implement anything leading to the recognition of Kosovo and on Wednesday voted against the recommendation for Kosovo's membership in the Council of Europe.

Vucic: Difficult days for Serbia

A day before the vote, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic wrote on social networks that difficult days await Serbia.

"At this moment it is not easy to say what news we have received in the last 48 hours... They directly threaten our vital national interests, both of Serbia and Republika Srpska (in Bosnia). In the following days, I will inform the people of Serbia about all the challenges that await us", he wrote on March 26, but without giving any other details.

On Thursday, he warned that over the next 48 hours he would speak in more detail about his assertions, reiterating that "the situation is very complicated" and requires substantial explanation.

It is not the first time that the Serbian president talks about "difficult days" and independent observers in Serbia say that this is repeated every time he expects pressure to resolve the open issues with Kosovo.

Next week, Kosovo and Serbia are expected to discuss for the third time in a row a decision of the Central Bank of Kosovo that prohibits the use of the Serbian dinar for ready payments in the country. The decision, which put Kosovo under pressure from Western diplomats seeking a delay in implementation, prompted an angry reaction from Belgrade.

President Vucic's vague warning also came after the High Representative for Bosnia, Christian Schmidt, announced changes to the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The announcement, which was supported by the United States, was opposed by Milorad Dodik, the leader of the Republika Srpska, who demanded on Thursday that within 7 days the decisions of Mr. Shmidt be annulled, "otherwise the representatives of the Republika Srpska will abandon the decision-making institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina" and will not return.

Milorad Dodiku, a pro-Russian politician who has previously called for his entity to break away and join Serbia, is under sanctions from the United States and the United Kingdom.

On Wednesday he met with Serbian President Vučić to discuss plans for an all-Serbian Assembly scheduled for Orthodox Easter. President Vucic said that "a series of important and useful decisions for our people are being prepared"./VOA


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