The Serbian authorities received " This was announced by the director of the office for Kosovo and Metohija in the Serbian government Petar Petkovic, writes PTC with reference to the corresponding video..

According to him, within the framework of the guarantees provided, a former Serbian policeman detained on suspicion of attacking officials of the Central Election Commission of Kosovo, Dejan Pantic, was released under house arrest.. The detention of the ex-law enforcement officer was the cause of the barricades.

In addition, it was officially confirmed that Pristina did not have “secret lists for the arrest and prosecution” of Serbs for their participation in the protests.. Also, NATO KFOR peacekeepers assured that Kosovo special forces will not have the right to go to the north of a partially recognized country without prior consent from KFOR.

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Petkovic called the statements from the EU and the US the strongest guarantees so far in the conditions of being " According to him, after receiving them, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with representatives of the protesters in the northern part of Kosovo and showed the relevant documents.. The head of state asked the Serbs to remove the barricades and give guarantees to the residents.

Now the Serbs must make their own decision to remove the barricades.

Recall that a little earlier, the United States and the European Union called for a reduction in tension between Serbia and Kosovo, which grew in the last week and led to the emergence of Serbian barricades in Mitrovica, as well as an order from official Belgrade to increase combat readiness.

Kosovo declared independence in 2008. At the same time, Serbia considers the region to be its territory.. Kosovo's independence is recognized by half of the UN countries, including the United States and most of the EU and NATO states. Ukraine and Russia did not recognize the independence of Kosovo.

All participants in the next aggravation between Serbia and Kosovo understand that a military clash cannot be allowed. After all, it will be a war not so much between Serbia and Kosovo, but between Serbia and Kosovo and NATO. What the end of his political career will mean for the Serbian president - at best. But steps towards war have been taken. Apparently, not without the help of Russia. Read more in Vladimir Tsybulnik's article \?