Could NATO be forced to intervene if tensions between Serbia, Kosovo escalate?

Ethnic tensions have flared up in Northern Kosovo - and once again it's over licence plates. Hostilities between the ethnic Serbs and the Pristina government began after the regional police department refused to issue a warning to those who had not transferred to Kosovo-issued plates. Several cars have been burned in recent weeks. Local Serbs prefer to use plates issued in Belgrade. But these are illegal in Kosovo. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in North Mitrovica singing the national anthem of Serbia, and dressed in symbolic clothes to show their loyalty to Belgrade. They said they want to send a strong message to Pristina and the international community, and call for an end to the harrasment of Serbs. This followed the first collective resignation of Kosovo Serbs from the country's institutions since 2013. They left the parliament, the judiciary and the police. The mayors of the four Serb-majority municipalities along the Kosovo-Serbia border also resigned.


Across The Balkans, hosted by Nafisa Latic, is TRT World’s programme that focuses specifically on the issues and fault lines shaping Southeast Europe today.

[barryirlandi]

Ethic tensions in the Balkans? Well that's new

[saddamhussein]

Kosovo and R Srpska for Serbia🇷🇸
Jerusalem and Palestine for Palestinians.

[haristhebosniaklion]

As a Bosniak, Kosovo is not Serbia, ( 😀😀😀 ) and we didn’t forget about the war crimes and what was done to our women and young girls, ( thousands of them ) round 2, if it happens, let us party like never before.….Yes, ( i like Serbian women/girls ) no shame here.(❤️❤️❤️).

[Joshdyisdifh]

That best solution is to split Kosovo and give 75% to Albania and 25% to Serbia.

[dejangrinvald]

Give the north to serbia and give Preshevo to albanians

[haristhebosniaklion]

As a Bosniak, Kosovo Is Not Serbia(✌️✌️) and we did not forget about the war crimes and what was done to our Bosniak women and young girls ( Thousands Of Them ) during that aggression on Bosnia. So many of them still support such evil.And other war

[dvd]

We Greeks will always be with our greatest bros Serbs. Metohija and Kosovo belong to Serbia and Northern Epirus, that albos are calling it south albania, is Greek. And last but not least Skanderbeg was serbian his mother Voisava was Serbian wo man the official history say that and even many intelligent albanian historians like Kaplan Resuli, Olsi Jazexhi and Fatos Lubonja. G.od bless the greeks and serbs.

[dionzeka]

Serbs seem to live in an alternative reality

[johntrint]

Serbs left Kosovo wulnetar coz car plate & saying Kosovo kik Serbs 😲 fire cars saying Kosovo fire international law it's here prove Serbs fire

[mudristefamon]

I think its clear to every normal person that there can never be peace until Kosovo is returned to Serbia, the place holds great historical, cultural, spiritual and even economical value to Serbia, and we have historical claim to it, its clear to every single person that have done some research, and it's clear to those that occupy it, United States have second largest military base in Europe on Kosovo, and they exploit mine rich territory like crazy, Germany get cheap labor force form destabilize region, and Vatican keeps claiming Serbian historical heritage by investing some idiotic history that Serbs took them from Albanians and then turn them to orthodox churches . And what do the Albanians get ? Nothing . Porest region in europe, yet it hase richest mines, it was richest part of Serbia in medieval ages, and it produces 30% of Silver in Europe, and some gold. Independent country ? From whom ? Serbia ? Is it independent from Washington, i think not, just another protectorete .

[youme]

Serbs left vulnetar Serb president told them to leave none in world hawe more rights than KS monitories electricity pay & pay from 2 contrys

[diellibetim]

Finally the serbs understood that they can’t keep Mitrovica longer occupied they left that’s good bye bye

[northernstar]

I doubt they will have a war just over car licence plates. Sounds crazy.

[Robert-mwtp]

It’s time to unite Mitrovica, and every inch of Kosova should be controlled by Kosova government. All Albanians should unite and be ready for Serbia.

[mdabdulhadi]

Serbs have done so much violence and harm.... This must be ended

[Mohinichow]

No Agreement. Serbia will be Annexed by New Turkish Empire🇹🇷🇹🇷

[joseywales]

Time to unite Mitrovica as one- why is this behavior tolerated by the Kosovan Government? Mr Kurti needs to show he is prepared to do anything and everything for Kosova…

[Mohinichow]

For serbia, we need a sultan like Sultan Murad the first and his son Yeldrim Bayazid.Wait Ottoman Empire is again coming back🇹🇷

[mdabdulhadi]

As serbs left the institutions, now kosovo should make arrangements for them to make return impossible in those post... Put true kosovian in power

[phunnyrao]

Should the Croats, Bosnians, Maldovans, Albanians, Turks remain mute spectators to this?? I think it'd be stupid. Serbs won't settle down until they are CALMED down.