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‼️ Kosovo’s Kurti calls for order, urges public to not be ‘Misinformed’ in video address
Serbia's breakaway republic of Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti urged the public on Sunday to not succumb to provocations and misinformation amid sharply aggravating tensions in the north of the region, taking the opportunity to also accuse Serbia of escalating the situation.
"Carefully follow the announcements from our government, from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Kosovo Police, and do not allow yourself to be misinformed by the official Belgrade media or any media in Kosovo that knowingly serves them or unknowingly falls prey to them," Kurti said in a video address shared on social media. "The following hours, days and weeks can be challenging and problematic. We are facing the Serbian national-chauvinism that we know well. We will work day and night, we will be at the top of our duties, for you as citizens and for our democratic Republic. And, together we manage to maintain law and order by placing them in every corner of the country."
Serbia's breakaway republic of Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti urged the public on Sunday to not succumb to provocations and misinformation amid sharply aggravating tensions in the north of the region, taking the opportunity to also accuse Serbia of escalating the situation.
"Carefully follow the announcements from our government, from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Kosovo Police, and do not allow yourself to be misinformed by the official Belgrade media or any media in Kosovo that knowingly serves them or unknowingly falls prey to them," Kurti said in a video address shared on social media. "The following hours, days and weeks can be challenging and problematic. We are facing the Serbian national-chauvinism that we know well. We will work day and night, we will be at the top of our duties, for you as citizens and for our democratic Republic. And, together we manage to maintain law and order by placing them in every corner of the country."
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‼️Ukrainian MP calls on Kiev to 'Defend the Kosovars' with boots on the ground if armed conflict in Kosovo erupts
Ukrainian parliament's member Oleksiy Goncharenko said on Sunday that if Serbia "invades" the self-proclaimed Kosovo, then Kiev should stand up for the Kosovars and use its military for this purpose.
"If Serbia invades #Kosovo, we should defend the Kosovars. [Ukraine] is ready to act with our troops on the ground. [Serbia] is trying to start an aggressive war," Goncharenko wrote in a post on Twitter. "Precisely according to Putin's method. As I said, #Serbia is Putin's Trojan horse in Europe. War anywhere in the world is terrible."
Ukrainian parliament's member Oleksiy Goncharenko said on Sunday that if Serbia "invades" the self-proclaimed Kosovo, then Kiev should stand up for the Kosovars and use its military for this purpose.
"If Serbia invades #Kosovo, we should defend the Kosovars. [Ukraine] is ready to act with our troops on the ground. [Serbia] is trying to start an aggressive war," Goncharenko wrote in a post on Twitter. "Precisely according to Putin's method. As I said, #Serbia is Putin's Trojan horse in Europe. War anywhere in the world is terrible."
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‼️Ukrainian MP calls on Kiev to 'Defend the Kosovars' with boots on the ground if armed conflict in Kosovo erupts Ukrainian parliament's member Oleksiy Goncharenko said on Sunday that if Serbia "invades" the self-proclaimed Kosovo, then Kiev should stand…
⚡️ Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urged the territory's authorities to stop escalating the situation and violating the rights of ethnic Serbs in the region.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, also noted in an earlier remark that police from the separatist Kosovo Republic were preparing a military assault against Serbs living in the region's northern territories. He reiterated that Belgrade would work to maintain peace and urged his fellow citizens not to fall for any provocations that the Pristina government would attempt to depict them as the victims of "Serbian aggression."
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, also noted in an earlier remark that police from the separatist Kosovo Republic were preparing a military assault against Serbs living in the region's northern territories. He reiterated that Belgrade would work to maintain peace and urged his fellow citizens not to fall for any provocations that the Pristina government would attempt to depict them as the victims of "Serbian aggression."
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⚡️ Serbian PM: Kosovo escalation result of Kurti’s moves, Serbia did nothing to start crisis
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⚡️ Serbian PM: Kosovo escalation result of Kurti’s moves, Serbia did nothing to start crisis
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic reacted to Kosovo's Albin Kurti's address in which he accused Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Petr Petkovic of causing the current unrest.
"Everything we see today is the result of Kurti's unilateral moves," Brnabic said on Sunday. "Serbia did nothing to start this crisis, Serbs in Kosovo did absolutely nothing to cause what we are seeing today."
She further stressed that conversely, the unfolding events are "the epilogue of years of mistreatment of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija and non-compliance with international agreements."
"President Vucic and Serbia are calling for peace, stability, connection and cooperation, and Albin Kurti is the shame of today's Balkans. Kurti is a man whose only policy is constant violence and constant provocations," she added.
"Everything we see today is the result of Kurti's unilateral moves," Brnabic said on Sunday. "Serbia did nothing to start this crisis, Serbs in Kosovo did absolutely nothing to cause what we are seeing today."
She further stressed that conversely, the unfolding events are "the epilogue of years of mistreatment of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija and non-compliance with international agreements."
"President Vucic and Serbia are calling for peace, stability, connection and cooperation, and Albin Kurti is the shame of today's Balkans. Kurti is a man whose only policy is constant violence and constant provocations," she added.
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‼️ KFOR: Mission ready to intervene if stability is jeopardized in Northern Kosovo
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‼️UN Special Representative urges all to avoid escalation in Northern Kosovo
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK (United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo) Caroline Ziadeh is concerned about the situation in northern Kosovo and is calling for restoration of freedom of movement, a UNMIK representative told Sputnik.
"The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh is following the developments in northern Kosovo with concern," the representative said, adding that Ziadeh "calls for calm, restoration of freedom of movement and avoiding further escalation."
Kosovo police announced on Sunday that there had been shots in the direction of its officers amid the tensions in the disputed border town of Kosovska Mitrovica, but no casualties so far. Police shut down the Jarinje and Brnjak administrative crossing points and air raid sirens were heard in the town, where both Serbs and Albanians were gathering.
"I urge all to address issues in good faith through the EU-facilitated dialogue, to strengthen stability and security for all," Ziadeh said commenting on the Kosovo tensions, as quoted by the UNMIK representative.
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK (United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo) Caroline Ziadeh is concerned about the situation in northern Kosovo and is calling for restoration of freedom of movement, a UNMIK representative told Sputnik.
"The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh is following the developments in northern Kosovo with concern," the representative said, adding that Ziadeh "calls for calm, restoration of freedom of movement and avoiding further escalation."
Kosovo police announced on Sunday that there had been shots in the direction of its officers amid the tensions in the disputed border town of Kosovska Mitrovica, but no casualties so far. Police shut down the Jarinje and Brnjak administrative crossing points and air raid sirens were heard in the town, where both Serbs and Albanians were gathering.
"I urge all to address issues in good faith through the EU-facilitated dialogue, to strengthen stability and security for all," Ziadeh said commenting on the Kosovo tensions, as quoted by the UNMIK representative.
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‼️ EU's Top Diplomat Borrell welcomes Pristina's decision to postpone Serbia document ban
The European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy Josep Borrell on Monday welcomed the decision by the authorities of the self-proclaimed Kosovo to postpone the document ban until September 1. He also expressed hope that all the barricades erected by the Serbs will be removed "immediately."
"Welcome Kosovo decision to move measures to 1 September," Borrell wrote on Twitter. "Expect all roadblocks to be removed immediately. Open issues should be addressed through EU-facilitated Dialogue&focus on comprehensive normalisation of relations btwn Kosovo & Serbia, essential for their EU integration paths."
The European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy Josep Borrell on Monday welcomed the decision by the authorities of the self-proclaimed Kosovo to postpone the document ban until September 1. He also expressed hope that all the barricades erected by the Serbs will be removed "immediately."
"Welcome Kosovo decision to move measures to 1 September," Borrell wrote on Twitter. "Expect all roadblocks to be removed immediately. Open issues should be addressed through EU-facilitated Dialogue&focus on comprehensive normalisation of relations btwn Kosovo & Serbia, essential for their EU integration paths."
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⚡️ EU Envoy Lajcak welcomes Pristina's decision to postpone entry restrictions
The EU envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, has welcomed the decision of the Kosovo authorities to postpone the entry restrictions that caused tensions in the north of Kosovo.
"Welcome decision by Kosovo to accept @JosepBorrell proposal to postpone by 1 month. EU expects all roadblocks to be removed immediately. HRVP [ High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy] Borrell invited Kosovo and Serbia to engage in dialogue on way forward. Grateful to @US AmbKosovo for strong support," Lajcak said on social media shortly after midnight on Sunday.
The EU envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, has welcomed the decision of the Kosovo authorities to postpone the entry restrictions that caused tensions in the north of Kosovo.
"Welcome decision by Kosovo to accept @JosepBorrell proposal to postpone by 1 month. EU expects all roadblocks to be removed immediately. HRVP [ High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy] Borrell invited Kosovo and Serbia to engage in dialogue on way forward. Grateful to @US AmbKosovo for strong support," Lajcak said on social media shortly after midnight on Sunday.
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‼️ Local journos report situation remains calm at Northern Kosovo's Jarinje border crossing after doc ban postponed
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‼️ Serbs in North Kosovo reportedly putting up posters noting the 'Community of Serb Municipalities' after Pristina postpones doc ban
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🎞 'Star Trek' actress Nichelle Nichols dead at 89
Nichelle Nichols, an actress whose role as the communications chief Uhura in the original “Star Trek” franchise in the 1960s helped break ground on TV by showing a Black woman in a position of authority and who shared with co-star William Shatner one of the first interracial kisses on American prime-time television, died July 30 in Silver City, New Mexico. She was 89.
Actress Whoopi Goldberg often said that when she saw “Star Trek” as an adolescent, she screamed to her family: “Come quick, come quick. There’s a Black lady on television and she ain’t no maid!”
Nichols earned accolades for breaking stereotypes for Black actresses, with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. personally encouraging her to stay with the series. She met him at a civil rights gathering in 1967, at a point when she had decided not to return for the show's second season.
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Nichelle Nichols, an actress whose role as the communications chief Uhura in the original “Star Trek” franchise in the 1960s helped break ground on TV by showing a Black woman in a position of authority and who shared with co-star William Shatner one of the first interracial kisses on American prime-time television, died July 30 in Silver City, New Mexico. She was 89.
Actress Whoopi Goldberg often said that when she saw “Star Trek” as an adolescent, she screamed to her family: “Come quick, come quick. There’s a Black lady on television and she ain’t no maid!”
Nichols earned accolades for breaking stereotypes for Black actresses, with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. personally encouraging her to stay with the series. She met him at a civil rights gathering in 1967, at a point when she had decided not to return for the show's second season.
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💧 Death toll in Kentucky hits 26 amid renewed flood threat
The number of deaths from massive flooding in Kentucky climbed to 26 on Sunday and several dozen people remained missing amid the threat of more heavy rain.
More flash flooding is possible in portions of Appalachia on Sunday and Monday as the latest storms roll through, the National Weather Service said. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour were possible in some of the same areas that were inundated last week. About 13,000 utility customers in Kentucky remained without power Sunday, poweroutage.us reported.
Last week’s flooding extended to West Virginia, where Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for six southern counties, and to Virginia, where Gov. Glenn Youngkin also made an emergency declaration
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The number of deaths from massive flooding in Kentucky climbed to 26 on Sunday and several dozen people remained missing amid the threat of more heavy rain.
More flash flooding is possible in portions of Appalachia on Sunday and Monday as the latest storms roll through, the National Weather Service said. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour were possible in some of the same areas that were inundated last week. About 13,000 utility customers in Kentucky remained without power Sunday, poweroutage.us reported.
Last week’s flooding extended to West Virginia, where Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for six southern counties, and to Virginia, where Gov. Glenn Youngkin also made an emergency declaration
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⚽️ England win Women's Euro 2022
The Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 in the final of the European Championship after extra time on Sunday to win its first major women’s soccer noscript. Chloe Kelly scored the winning goal on a rebound in the second half of extra time after Germany failed to clear a corner.
After the final whistle, the England players danced and the crowd sang their anthem “Sweet Caroline.” The good-natured atmosphere inside the stadium Sunday drew contrasts with the violent scenes when the England men’s team lost its European Championship final to Italy at the same stadium a year ago.
The tournament-record crowd of more than 87,000 underlined the growth of women’s soccer in Europe since the last time England and Germany played for a continental noscript 13 years ago.
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The Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 in the final of the European Championship after extra time on Sunday to win its first major women’s soccer noscript. Chloe Kelly scored the winning goal on a rebound in the second half of extra time after Germany failed to clear a corner.
After the final whistle, the England players danced and the crowd sang their anthem “Sweet Caroline.” The good-natured atmosphere inside the stadium Sunday drew contrasts with the violent scenes when the England men’s team lost its European Championship final to Italy at the same stadium a year ago.
The tournament-record crowd of more than 87,000 underlined the growth of women’s soccer in Europe since the last time England and Germany played for a continental noscript 13 years ago.
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‼️ Turkey ready to assist in restoring stability in Kosovo, Foreign Minister says
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says his country is ready to help reduce tensions between Belgrade and Pristina.
"Spoke with my Serbian and Kosovar counterparts regarding the recent tension. Peace and stability in the Balkans have always been a priority for Turkiye. New tensions will not help anyone. Turkiye is ready to do whatever is necessary to reduce the tension," Cavusoglu said on social media late on Sunday night.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says his country is ready to help reduce tensions between Belgrade and Pristina.
"Spoke with my Serbian and Kosovar counterparts regarding the recent tension. Peace and stability in the Balkans have always been a priority for Turkiye. New tensions will not help anyone. Turkiye is ready to do whatever is necessary to reduce the tension," Cavusoglu said on social media late on Sunday night.
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