4 hours agoPutin's Trump for the Balkans in Alaska? Maliqi: Kosovo needs US support, does not take over this leadership
Periskopi(10 months ago)
(10 months ago)Political affairs acquaintance Agon Maliqi has commented on the Trump-Put meeting, which has been warned to occur in Alaska. Maliqi has said that at this meeting, the dominant topic will be Ukraine, but that it is the possibility of full review of US-Russia relations, which also affects their interests in the Balkans. Maliqi said [...]
Maliqi said Serbia has worked to be firmly positioned in Washington. This approach, according to him, culminated in Marco Djuric's visit to the State Department and meeting with Senator Marco Rubio, the second of its kind to a Balkan official after northern Macedonia. Belgrade's goal, he estimates, is to capitalise on possible reconfigurations in American foreign policy.
Unlike Serbia, Maliqi argues that Kosovo is operating without a clear political architecture at high level. With the absence of a legitimate government and presidencys running the mandate, Pristina does not have a common strategic agenda in Washington.
“During this period Serbia has worked to position itself firmly in Washington, which culminated in Marko Djuric's visit to the State Department, the second meeting of a Balkan official with Marco Rubion (after Northern Macedonia). Kosovo, meanwhile, is in the absence of a legitimate government and presidencys in the expiration of the mandate, has no joint high-level political agenda. There's only continued cooperation with the Pentagon for KSF, new discussions on joint weapons production, as well as continuation on economic projects such as the one with the MCC. These, as positive as they are, should not be taken as a sign of any high-level political approach, are simply the continuation of US support for Kosovo's” capacities, he wrote.
Maliqi stressed that Kosovo's urgent need is US political support for international recognition, especially from NATO member states, as well as pushing towards a final agreement with Serbia that would unblock the country in the global arena. He estimates that such support will not come with the current course and leadership, which “looks at things upside down” and has followed a populist approach to the north.
The “that Kosovo needs is US political support for recognition, especially from NATO member states, and the final agreement with Serbia that unblocks us internationally. And that's not what Kosovo will deal with the overall political course and leadership, which looks at things upside down. In fact, whoever finds out about these jobs for years warns that the bill of populist access to the north is Kosovo's international shortage and the handover of our main ally to Belgrade. ” /Periscopi
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