Ric Grenell is spinning American voters & non-Americans on Serbia, Kosovo & the Trump record in the Balkans. Rather than “solving” the Kosovo standoff, Grenell’s diplomacy ended up in another Belgrade dead-end. 🧵1/

Fantastic thread 🧵

Radoičić remains free in Serbia. Still no repercussions for Belgrade from UK, US, EU despite murder of police officer, arming of paramilitaries, kidnap of police officers, nor role in seriously injury of NATO troops. Yet Kosovo remains under EU sanctions. Deterrence diplomacy?

Two weeks ago, a terrorist gang from Serbia shot and killed a Kosovar policeman. Since then, the Western world has witnessed a political-legal parody of the Belgrade government. - THREAD

Jeta Xharra: Radoicic carried out the attack. EU Ambassador: We see some social media but we need to see more evidence. JXH: What do you mean social media? Even Serbia acknowledges this. A: Let's see the concrete evidence. JXH: He confessed!

Hmmmm! Sounds familiar...

.Jasmin Mujanović on 5 EU non-recognizers of Kosovo: You are helping to destabilize the Western Balkans, incentivize the worst kind of behavior by Vucic, a 🇷🇺 &🇨🇳 ally, and harming your own interests. (World Democracy Forum in Strasbourg, organized by the Council of Europe.)

Postimi ky nga produkti elektoral i "vjedhjes inxhinierike te votave" qe e ka kryer PDK sipas Ambasadorit amerikan! 🤔

Someone is upset that Albin Kurti cannot be pushed around as easily as his predecessors, who could always be threatened with a war crimes trial if they didn't behave as expected. Should Mr. Grenell become Secretary of State, turbulent times lie ahead for the Balkans & all Europe.

Two numbers should guide this debate. Kosovo Serbs in Kosovo: In 2002: 129,000 In 2024: 100,000 This is a decline of 22 %. Which is dramatic. But …

The Kosovo public broadcaster RTK has published footage showing Milan Radoicic brutally striking and knocking down Aleksandar Spiric, a Kosovo Serb. Spiric was the former mayor of the parallel, illegal municipality of north Mitrovica.

Yesterday we heard from experts on what the UK can learn from the growing instability in the Western Balkans. Watch Chair Alicia Kearns MP question witness Dr Andi Hoxhaj. Find the full session here:👇parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/56…

Kosovo Philharmonic and Opera e Kosovës are performing tonight. Mozart, Schubert and Jenkins are on the program. The concert starts at 8pm. You are most welcome, Mr. Ambassador.

There is still quite a way to go, but it seems Kosovo is well on its way to become a full member of the Council of Europe. This would arguably be one of the greatest success-stories the country experienced since it became independent in 2008.

Serbian military attaché Momcilovic took part in a Kremlin-organized exhibition parading NATO equipment captured from the Ukrainian army. German media have called the exhibition "a propaganda show" that "blatantly targets the West."

🇽🇰 Kosovo’s capital Pristina has launched the biggest Christmas Market in the Balkans 🎄

Gospodin. Noćna mora "srpskog sveta" .

Kosovo's ITBM Group has been awarded a major role in the US Navy's WEXMAC 2.0 contract, which has a value of up to $2.4 billion over the next decade. Under WEXMAC 2.0, ITBM will assist US military logistics and operations in 212 countries and territories spanning 22 regions.

A ‘Tirons’ commanding an American warship! Meet Alban Dervishi, the Albanian-American Executive Officer of the USS Pearl Harbor, who is scheduled to assume command in June 2025. Born in Tirana and coming from a military family, Alban and his parents immigrated to the United

What? [acting surprised]