The Serbian President described the arrest of Juric as an attempt to terrorize the Serb population.
The Serbian List in the Haradinaj government included a vice-president, three ministers and six deputy ministers. Their withdrawal may cause a government crisis in Kosovo if Ramos Haradinaj fails to find other political allies to keep his grip on power.
Alexander Vucic, the political representatives of the Serbs, at a press conference, also announced that they will unilaterally initiate the process for the establishment of the Union of Serbian Municipalities as from April 20. The creation of this institution representing the Serb minority in Kosovo was a commitment of Pristina stemming from the Brussels 2013 agreement, but it never materialised.
In addition, following an extraordinary meeting of the National Security Council late last night, the Kosovo police had the support of the European police force EULEX and the political support of Western countries.
Vucic also argued that it was a demonstration of power on the part of Pristina in order to prove that it was able to impose its sovereignty in northern Kosovo while warning that Belgrade would not tolerate the humiliation of the Serb population in Kosovo and would not allow actions lead to the displacement of the Serbs.
“Albanian terrorists will not be able to harm Serbs in northern Kosovo, either alone or in co-operation with their Western commanders. This message was clearly communicated to the Western partners today,” Vucic warned.
The Serbian president refused to answer a journalist’s question if he contacted Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I’d rather tell who I did not want to contact than whom I contacted,” he replied.
