The latest round of tensions between Belgrade and breakaway authorities in Kosovo began rising after Pristina riled up ethnic Serbs living in the regionβs north by banning Serbia-issued license plates, followed by a push to install unelected ethnic Albanian mayors in Serb-majority settlements.
The State Department has approved the delivery of $75 million-worth of Javelin anti-tank missiles to the breakaway Serbian region of Kosovo, with the move coming amid rising regional tensions and an ongoing US push to destabilize the Balkan nation.
βAll these systems are acquired to establish sufficient capacity for Kosovo to defend itself in the event of an invasion β or any other threat,β Kosovo defense minister Ejup Maqedonci told Bloomberg on Wednesday.
