Former British Prime Minister, MacShane: Serbia preparing new attacks in northern Kosovo

MacShane says these provocations are unfortunately part of Serbian politics, which is preparing new attacks, the same as what happened last September in Banjska.

I mean, the obvious fact is that everyone knows what happened, paramilitaries first came from northern Kosovo, from Serb areas in northern Kosovo, organised an attack, people were killed. Yes, people will accept this as certain truth, unfortunately these provocations are part of Serbian policy”, Euronews Albana said.

In his recent experience in Brezovica, MacShane indicated that Albanians and Serbs there have lived well. Despite that, however, Serbia is doing its best to conquer Kosovo's north.

Serbia cannot eventually accept its humiliation from the defeat. Whether we like it or not, many people in Serbia still see Kosovo in the way France saw Algeria 60-70 years ago, or in the way Britain saw Ireland 100 years ago”, he said.

For Denis MacShane, Kosovo is viewed by the Serbian government as part of it, “as unfortunately still not able to find a communication bridge between the two countries”.

And we haven't found anyone on the Kosovo side who may have been able to establish communication. I know this is a huge requirement, because everyone in Kosovo rightly views themselves as victims and Serbs should be punished. But if this language of punishment and revenge continues, I fear there will be no solution or peace”, the former British minister said.