Haradinaj for Kurti: Either it's a shortcut, or follows foreign agendas has saved Serbia

Alliance for the Future of Kosovo Chairman Ramush Haradinaj has addressed criticism of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, accusing him of saving Serbia of responsibility for the attack on Banjska and for its proximity to Vladimir Putin's regime.

In an interview for A2 CNNHaradinaj has said Kurti's actions have weakened Kosovo's position and strengthened Serbia in the international arena.

Serbia has taken many destabilising actions, but has not been punished by Kurti. Politically Kurt is a rat, he doesn't understand the geopolitical strategy, he's shortpamas, or he's in foreign agendas. His actions have saved Serbia from responsibility for Banjska's attack and from close proximity to Putin's regime, and from all the injustices it continues to commit to Kosovo. They made the panserbe statement. Having Albanians made such a statement would have led the whole world to its feet. By their legal acts, they make decisions for Kosovo, and all of these Serbia does because of the aid Kurti gives to Kosovo, which positions Kosovo so badly that they do not sanction”, Haradinaj has said.

According to Haradinaj, Kurti has accepted the worst possible draft for the Association of Serb majority municipalities and is now playing dangerous games with international partners.

The AAK leader added that the opposition was the first to express concern for this draft and warned that, should it be in government, it would seek a new draft or bring the issue to the Constitutional Court.

“Kurti has also been offered by American allies of the EU a draft to save Kosovo from any consequences from association. Kurt has not gone this way, but has privately accepted the EU draft and praised it. The first to have expressed concern for the EU draft are leaders of opposition parties and me. Kurti has accepted Kosovo's worst draft. It's a dangerous game of him. He has accepted and gone as far as Serbia is not signing him. Even because of the vote, he changed his words”, Haradinaj added.

Regarding the European Commission's Progress Report, Haradinaj described it as a negative development.

“There is no worse news than EU progress, no worse news than the EU progress report does not address the need to remove these sanctions. Kosovo has limited progress and the EU must lift sanctions. Reading this report and a lack of criticism is the fact that it is under sanctions, just like Russia and some hostile country. Report-progress is a deadlock, no change from the past. Governments are trying to cover up, but don't forget we are under sanctions”, Haradinaj has said among other things.