Kosovo: Serbia puts troops on high alert over rising tensions

[Kennah]

Source: BBC

The Serbian army says it is at its "highest level of combat readiness" after weeks of escalating tensions between Serbia and Kosovo.

President Aleksandar Vucic says he will "take all measures to protect our people and preserve Serbia".

The sabre-rattling is louder than ever and follows media claims that Pristina is preparing "an attack" on ethnic Serb areas in north Kosovo.

The government in Pristina has made no comment about the allegations.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64099388?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

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WWIII rising

[elleng]

1. F F S!

[SharonClark]

2. The world doesn't need another war.

Both sides need to stand down.

[dembotoz]

3. i literally just read about how kosovo was an undiscovered country to visit

and i was like wow

and now i am like wow.....

[cilla4progress]

8. Me, too!

Rick Steves site!

This can't be happening!

[Ford_Prefect]

4. 3 guesses who has been stirring up this mess?

[XorXor]

6. I'm sure there is some of that happening, but I don't think it requires much stirring

[Ford_Prefect]

7. Putin has had a long term program to exacerbate this kind of conflict since he took office.

ANYTHING at all to encourage racism and nativist/nationalist sentiment with the goal of fracturing European peace and creating false divisions which he could exploit.

[cilla4progress]

9. And refugees.

Destabilizing.

[msongs]

5. those people been doing this sort of thing for thousands of years - religion and ethnicity and power

[cilla4progress]

10. Religion...

Imagine....