EU’s Borrell urges Kosovo and Serbia to de-escalate after latest clashes

Kosovo and Serbia must de-escalate a tense situation in the region, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Monday, after Serb protesters in northern Kosovo blocked main roads for a second day on Sunday.
In recent weeks Serbs in northern Kosovo have responded with violent resistance to moves by Pristina that they see as anti-Serb.
“I know the two parts are willing to de-escalate and I strongly call on the two of them to do it,” Borrell said as he arrived at a meeting of EU foreign ministers. “They have to come back to the dialogue, they have to overcome this tendency to fighting in the street.”