Serbia warns it will protect Kosovo Serbs if NATO doesn't (ABC)

[Pete Ross Junior]

Serbia warns it will protect Kosovo Serbs if NATO doesn't (ABC)

BELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbia’s president called on NATO on Sunday to “do their job” in Kosovo or he says Serbia itself will move to protect its minority in the breakaway province.

The fiery televised address to his nation by President Aleksandar Vucic followed the collapse of political talks between Serbian and Kosovo leaders earlier this week mediated by the European Union in Brussels.

Serbia, along with its allies Russia and China, has refused to recognize Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence. A NATO-led intervention in 1999 ended the war between Serbian forces and separatists in Kosovo and stopped Belgrade’s bloody crackdown against Kosovo's majority Albanians.

The EU has overseen years of unsuccessful talks to normalize their ties, saying that’s one of the main preconditions for Kosovo and Serbia’s eventual membership in the 27-nation bloc.

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Subtext: USA perceived as weak.

[Wounded Bear]

1. The Balkan situation has never been fully resolved...

and I'm not sure it can be. Too many diverse ethnic groups, most of whom desire their own ethnic states. Couple that with growing nationalism in those groups who do have nationhood status and Serbian expansionism and it's tough keeping a lid on violence.

[The Magistrate]

3. I Am Fond Of A Line Of Mr. Churchill's, Sir

"The Balkans produce more history than can be consumed locally, and are compelled to export the excess."

[The Magistrate]

2. Imagine My Surprise, Sir

To find nothing particular is being inflicted on Serbian residents they might need protection from....

[Kid Berwyn]

4. Dead-Enders for Putin

As he exits stage right, the manly KGB guy wants to take the world with him.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. The U S is so weak it has drawn Russia into a quagmire in Ukraine.