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Hopes grow that tension may drop between Kosovo and Serbia

EU Police on duty at the Bridge of Mitrovica in Kosovo

EU Police on duty at the Bridge of Mitrovica in Kosovo Source: Getty / Anadolu Agency

Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia have reached alarming proportions, causing concern around the globe that a second war will erupt in Eastern Europe. But a last minute decision to release a Serbian policeman from a Kosovo jail could be the beginning of a return to normality


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By Essam Al-Ghalib

Source: SBS News


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Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia have reached alarming proportions, causing concern around the globe that a second war will erupt in Eastern Europe. But a last minute decision to release a Serbian policeman from a Kosovo jail could be the beginning of a return to normality


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