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While we are facing much bigger problems, our politicians send us trains. Rather than making it easier for us, they just make our situation more difficult.
Diplomats and Kosovo’s friends made humanitarian intervention inevitable, but the post-war political elite’s behavior raises the question of whether it was worth it.
The recent stand-off between Kosovo and Serbia over the train can be traced back to the historical mistake both parties made when they accepted and rejected, respectively, the Ahtisaari Plan.
Serbia must protect its territory and people, said President Nikolic after a National Security Council meeting about the rising tensions over Belgrade-Mitrovica train.
A new train connecting Belgrade to North Mitrovica, wrapped in posters proclaiming “Kosovo is Serbia” in over 20 languages, failed to reach its destination on Saturday.
