Ker-Lindsey: Less painful for Kosovo to accept Association, border change alternative

According to him, the alternative to association would be changing ethnic borders.

The alternative, and I'll be really honest, is changing the ethnic boundaries that have been discussed. If Kosovo does not want to accept this, then the best thing it can do is to say that we will guard the borders, but we will give Serbs meaningful autonomy. And at this point I have to say that there is always talk of another Republika Srpska being created. This is nonsense. Republika Srpska is a very special model of autonomy that was created in a very different situation where Serbs were a very large percentage of Bosnia's population and was made to stop a very brutal war. Nobody, talks about Republika Srpska in Kosovo”, he has said in an interview for the Voice of America.

He has said in addition to those who do not understand that association is not Republika Srpska, as in Bosnia, there are those who want to cause trouble.

And, frankly, I think some people are opposing it because they don't realize it's not Republika Srpska. There are many other people, especially on the outside, who are talking about it because they want to cause trouble. Milorad Dodik is doing this because he wants to cause trouble”, he has declared.

Professor Ker-Lindsey has said he does not think the European proposal for normalising relations between Kosovo and Serbia is historic.

Whoever describes this as a historic opportunity, I mean it's not. It's clearly a Band-Aid. I'm not solving the fundamental problem and it's very, very disappointing. I know the European Union has its hands occupied with Ukraine and I know that this is why it wants to try to make some or give the impression of a movement for Serbia and Kosovo. But is this really the best we can accomplish in 15 years? Ten years ago, the Brussels Agreement was much more advanced. This isn't offering anything I can see. And I think to reach an agreement it's going to require pressure, obviously”, he said.