Serbia is preparing a trap in Kosovo
By offering Serbia an exchange - the return of Serbian enclaves in Kosovo to the control of Belgrade in exchange for the territory of Serbia, where the Albanian majority now lives - the West is preparing another trap.
Russian political experts stated this in comments to PolitNavigator.
“For all the wealth of choice, Serbia does not have many genuine allies in this matter. In first place, of course, is Russia. We understand perfectly well that in this case we are talking about another divorce. The Serbs have been promised a lot of things over the past 20 years, including on the Kosovo issue. But absolutely nothing has been done, not even the much-famous “humanitarian missions” are working, which seem to have documented the plight of the Serbian population in Kosovo, but at the same time are doing nothing.
Now they have come up with a new story. But it won't work. For any Serb, the Kosovo issue is closed once and for all. All speculation will lead to nothing,” said political scientist Armen Gasparyan.
His colleague Aleksei Martynov stressed that Belgrade cannot follow the lead of the West and the demands of the separatists in Kosovo, since this would mean the end of Serbian statehood.
“This could be correct from the point of view of linear logic. But as soon as Serbia recognizes Kosovo, the Serbs will dissolve. They can be called anyone, maybe even become Albanians, but entering into any kind of contractual relations with Kosovo means its recognition by Serbia and will be the end of Serbian statehood,” Martynov believes.
The day before, Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin stated that NATO is arming Albanian terrorists. Furthermore, Serbian Foreign Ministry officials claim that the US needs the "Greater Albania" project to control transport and energy corridors in the Balkans.
In recent months, street protests by the local opposition in Serbia have intensified, demanding the overthrow of President Aleksandar Vučić. Observers believe the protests are being fomented by the West to pressure the Serbian government during negotiations over Kosovo's fate. One of the reasons for the intensification of anti-government protests in Serbia is the US attempt to derail the Turkish Stream project , according to Russian TV presenter Maxim Shevchenko.
Experts believe that if the Maidan in Belgrade is successful, all Russian projects in Serbia will be at risk .
Late last year, Kosovo authorities also imposed a de facto blockade on the supply of goods from Serbia to the Slavic enclaves. Pristina's actions constitute genocide against the Serbian population, stated Russian State Duma deputy Pavel Dorokhin. The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the actions of the Pristina authorities.
Serbia is preparing a trap in Kosovo.