US NSC insists that northern leaders work from alternative locations

In a rowing with journalists at the White House, Kirby has been asked about Prime Minister Albin Kurti's comment following the US decision on sanctions against Kosovo.

The United States announced yesterday that it was expelled KSF from exercise “Defender Europe 2023”, as well as cancel interstate visits between Kosovo and the US. Likewise, American lobeing in non-recognition states will likely cease. All of this as a result of the government's decision to send the mayors of three northern municipalities to municipal buildings, which the US has advised Kurt not to do.

Kurti, meanwhile, for the medium “Politco”, said today that the US decision to Kosovo's decision is “excessive”.

“We have a slight change in approach ) and I think that the think of sanctions against Kosovo seems unproportional and unfair”, Kurti said in an interview in the GLOBSEC conference margins in Bratislava. “I was surprised”, he added, characterizing the American response as an over-due “=x5>.

But Kirby said he has not heard the Kosovo prime minister's reaction, but added that earlier reactions by US officials are still valid.

I have not seen the prime minister's comments, but he will repeat our reactions that all sides should take immediate action for escalation. We strongly condemn yesterday's attacks on KFOR troops. These attacks, which hurt some peacekeepers, are absolutely unacceptable. Prime Minister Kurti and the Government of Kosovo must ensure that elected mayors perform their duties from alternative locations outside municipal buildings and to remove police forces from the vicinity of”, said Kirby, Klakosova.tv.

In the end, he said the US wants to see the situation escalating and for violence to stop.

This is our response. I think it's hard to think that this is hyperbolic in any way”, said U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, against Kurty's comment on “overex3>. /Klankosova. tv