Serbian protesters called conditions for removing barricades and unblocking roads in northern Kosovo. In particular, the release of Serbs arrested during the protests, the withdrawal of “secret lists for the arrest and execution of Serbs”, as well as the withdrawal of special forces of the Kosovo police from the north of Kosovo. The conditions were announced by the head of the Serbian List party, Goran Rakic, during a protest held in Rudar, Zvecan municipality.. It is reported by Radio Liberty.

“Without fulfilling these conditions, there will be no removal of the barricades, because we are tired of waiting for which of us will be next on the list for arrest or execution just because we are Serbs,” Rakic \u200b\u200bsaid..

According to him, the solution to this crisis lies "

Kosovo Interior Minister Celal Svechla denied claims that the Kosovo police have lists on which they arrest former policemen of Serbian nationality.

Some protesters said they wanted peace and also to stay and live in Kosovo, that they have nothing against the Albanian people, but they oppose the government of Kosovo led by Albin Kurti. They condemned the arrests in the north and the deployment, they say, of special forces of the Kosovo Police to this part of Kosovo.. The purpose of the arrests, they say, is to “scare” the Serbian people.

Some protesters said they were fighting for their rights, but there were also those who said they were forced to come to the rally. Such meetings are "

Call for rally says protesters want to send message saying they don't agree with 'harassment and killings'. Kosovo Police said on the ground the protest ended peacefully with about 1,500 people participating..

Earlier, Rakic \u200b\u200bsaid in a video message that Kurti plans to “kill Serbs” at the barricades.. In fact, Kurti told the British Guardian newspaper that he "

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says he has "

Protesters also opposed "

Since December 10, groups of Serbs in northern Kosovo have erected barricades on the roads leading to the border crossings with Serbia. With this action, they responded to the arrest of a former Serbian policeman suspected of attacking officials of the Central Electoral Commission in the north. Kosovo authorities have said they have the capacity to clear the barricades, but they are giving NATO KFOR mission time to convince the local community to open the roads themselves.

At the same time, Vucic said that the barricades would be removed when the Association of Serbian-majority municipalities was formed, as agreed within the framework of the dialogue to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia..

The authorities of Kosovo oppose the formation of this association on the grounds that there cannot be a single-ethnic association in Kosovo and this is not in accordance with the Constitution.

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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 countries.

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 would mean for the Serbian president at best. But steps towards war have been taken. Apparently, not without the help of Russia. For more details, see the article by Vladimir Tsybulnik \?