US urges Serbia to withdraw military troops from border with Kosovo

“We will monitor the major Serbian delocation along the border with Kosovo. We call on Serbia to withdraw forces from the border and continue to lower tensions”, Kirby said during a conversation with journalists on 29 September.

He said that during the conversation US Secretary of State Antony Blinken conducted earlier in the day with Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq, he has demanded that Serbia reduce tensions.

The United States has strongly condemned the attack on the Kosovo Police on 24 September in Zvecan Banjska.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has demanded that the perpetrators of the “crime be held responsible through a transparent investigation process”.

Vuciq, meanwhile, earlier said Blinken has warned measures against Serbia.

Kosovo has said about 30 masked and armed attackers have attacked police in Banjska, killing Sergeant Africa Buxaku.

During the clashes of the armed group with police at the Banjska monastery, three other attackers have been killed.

Kosovo has named the attack as a terrorist and has requested an international investigation into Serbia, over its role in the attack.

Serbia has denied any involvement.

On 29 September, Milan Radoicic, who said he is resigning from the Serbian List, the main party of Serbs in Kosovo who enjoys Belgrade's support through his lawyer, acknowledged that he organised and participated in the Banjska attack.

Earlier, authorities in Kosovo have published evidence, like a video recorded in fear, where there was an armed and uniformed Radoicqi in Banjska.