Swiss newspaper: Dictations on Kosovo issue do not work

For Neue analyst Zürcher Zeitung's familiarity with Balkan issues, Andreas Ernst is quite positive that the West is taking the Kosovo issue seriously, given the ongoing war in Ukraine. But although positively assessed “this new energy” from the EU and the US, it voiced doubts about the proper approach to conflict resolution these months too. “looks like they're still keeping old models alive: either things crawl, or the solution is detected.” For NZZZ, the current proposals for Serbia to behave with correct Kosovo as with any neighbour, without having to recognise it internationally, and Kosovo to create Sebe Communist Association are not accepted by parties in the conflict. Prime Minister Kurti wants immediate recognition and not association, writes NZZ, while the Serbian president wants association and so that other things do not change.

Rather than impose the solution, the West must change strategies and force parties into conflict to make its proposals. This is especially where Beogad should be asked. Vucinqi has been talking about a historic composer between Serbs and Albanians for years. But he never said what this compromise should look like.” According to analyst Andreas Ernst, this would work, only if the West is productively open to these proposals. “Now, with resolving the Kosovo issue, the last major obstacle of the 1990s could be removed. The chances for conflict resolution are greater if solutions come from the parties themselves. The West should insist on two things on this road (even beyond the limits): an absolute violence and democratic legitimacy of the outcome. ”

The attention of German talk media has also drawn Croatian President Zoran Milanovic's statements regarding Kosovo. The Austrian newspaper “ronen Zeitung” writes that Milanovic regularly opposes Western sanctions against Russia. Before reporters, he has criticised sending combat tanks from Germany, stressing “that the Crimea will never become part of Ukraine”. The Austrian newspaper emphasises that “si of the reason Milanovic uses the precedent çrastan Kosovo. We have annexed Kosovo. Our international community. It was violently kidnapped Kosovo (...) was not an annex, it was a kidnapping.” Comparisons used by Milanovic have triggered strong reactions. The Croatian president is not on a political line with the Croatian government with his statements, according to “ron Zeitung”. /dw