Kosovo PM Albin Kurti says "we will respond to aggression with all the strength we have" after Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic says he will ask NATO to deploy Serbian forces in Kosovo's volatile north.
Teams, players make political statements as rivalry between Kosovo and Serbia spills into the field, dressing room.
In anticipation of the effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on Europe, the European Union is holding a one-day summit in Tirana, Albania, with leaders from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.
Serbia's football team hung up a flag depicting Kosovo's borders with the Serbian flags' colours and stamped with the slogan "there will be no surrender".
Serbia will stop issuing licence plates with Kosovo Cities' denominations and Kosovo will cease further actions related to re-registration of vehicles," says EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
President Vucic underlined that Belgrade was "completely constructive" during the talks, insisting on the "implementation of the signed agreements that were changed 10 times."
Tension has risen between the two sides after Pristina declared that by next April, around 10,000 Kosovan Serbs with licence plates issued by Serbia must replace them with plates from the Republic of Kosovo.
President Aleksandar Vucic has rejected a proposal from Germany and France to expedite Serbia's EU membership process in exchange for the country's recognition of Kosovo.
Serbia agrees to abolish its entry-exit document for Kosovo ID holders and Kosovo agrees to not introduce them for Serbian ID holders.
President Vucic said Belgrade is concerned over the treatment of the Serbian minority in northern Kosovo and called on the Western military alliance for protection.
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic take part in the talks chaired by the EU High Representative, who says an agreement has not yet been reached.
Türkiye's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun says the world needs a UN that is representative of multiculturalism in order to achieve a more equitable and sustainable global peace.
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