{"id":1033,"date":"2022-08-03T15:27:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T14:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2024-10-28T12:30:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T10:30:06","slug":"fushata-dezinformuese-e-serbise-per-aplikimin-e-reciprocitetit-rikthen-bllokadat-ne-veri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/disinfo\/fushata-dezinformuese-e-serbise-per-aplikimin-e-reciprocitetit-rikthen-bllokadat-ne-veri\/","title":{"rendered":"Serbia's disinformation campaign on reciprocity restores blockades in the north"},"content":{"rendered":"

The implementation of the decision of the Government of Kosovo on the application of reciprocity in license plates and ID cards\u00a0brought back the blockades at the border points towards Jarinja and B\u00ebrnjak<\/a>. The situation escalated a few hours before the\u00a0decision\u00a0issued on June 29, 2022 came into force, where the Serbs placed heavy transport vehicles on the main roads leading to the border crossings with Serbia. There were also shots fired at the cordon of the Kosovo Police (KP), but according to the authorities, none of them were shot. However, according to the\u00a0Minister of Internal Affairs, Xelal Sve\u00e7la<\/a>, 11 citizens were injured and several cars of citizens and KP were damaged by the developments on Sunday.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Serbian officials through the\u00a0Serbian List<\/a>\u00a0as usual dramatized the situation, describing the government's decision as an attack and pressure on the Serbian population, while also mentioning the war in the name of self-defense. The blockades were preceded by a\u00a0disinformation campaign and wild propaganda<\/a>\u00a0against Serbian citizens saying that the Government of Kosovo is aiming to take away identification documents from Serbs to make it impossible for them to live in Kosovo.<\/p>\n

President Aleksandar Vucic convened the Security Council on Sunday and said that the Serbs \u201chave their backs against the wall,\u201d while drawing parallels with the Slobodan Milosevic period.<\/p>\n

\u201cUn\u00eb k\u00ebrkoj nga shqiptar\u00ebt q\u00eb t\u00eb mos mendojn\u00eb se do t\u00eb mund t\u00eb b\u00ebjn\u00eb krime kund\u00ebr serb\u00ebve dhe se do t\u00eb mund ta posht\u00ebrojn\u00eb Serbin\u00eb dhe popullin serb. N\u00ebse mendojn\u00eb k\u00ebshtu, ju informoj se kjo nuk do t\u00eb ndodh\u00eb. Serbia nuk provokon dhe nuk d\u00ebshiron konflikte, por nuk \u00ebsht\u00eb nj\u00eb vend q\u00eb do t\u00eb mund ta fitoni leht\u00ebsisht si n\u00eb koh\u00ebn e Sllobodan Millosheviqit dhe Boris Tadiqit\u201d,\u00a0ka th\u00ebn\u00eb Vu\u00e7iqi<\/a>, deklarata e t\u00eb cilit \u00ebsht\u00eb shp\u00ebrndar\u00eb edhe nga mediat serbe q\u00eb kan\u00eb shtrirje n\u00eb veri.<\/p>\n

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It is not at all surprising that in every statement and disinformation campaign of Serbian officials regarding Kosovo, we almost immediately have the stance of the officials of the Russian Federation. Thus the spokeswoman of the MFA of Russia, Maria Zakharova,\u00a0wrote<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter: \u201cThe decision of the 'authorities' in Pristina to start applying unjustified \u201crules\u201d for the mandatory reissuance of personal documents and license plates for local Serbs from August 1 is another step towards the expulsion of Serbs from Kosovo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the request of the Western powers, Serbia is among the few countries in Europe that refuses to impose sanctions on Russia after the aggression on Ukraine.<\/p>\n

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The tense situation in the north activated the ambassador of the United States in Pristina Jeffrey Hovenier, who on Sunday evening met Prime Minister Albin Kurti, President Vjosa Osmani and Minister of Foreign Affairs Donika G\u00ebrvalla. After the meeting, through a statement to the media, the American ambassador\u00a0said<\/a> that\u00a0he has asked the leaders to postpone for 30 days the implementation of the decision on identity cards. Based on his request, shortly before midnight when the decision would come into force, the government announced its postponement, provided that the barricades are removed from the streets.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Kurti in a\u00a0\u00a0joint conference<\/a>\u00a0with Minister of Internal Affairs Xelal Svecla singled out Serbia's disinformation campaign as a factor that fueled the resistance against the government's decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cCitizens of Serbian nationality in Kosovo have been bombarded by fake news from Serbia about how something is being prepared in Kosovo, which when they didn't call it 'Olluja' they called it 'Hell.' So Serbian citizens have been subjected to a vicious disinformation campaign. This has been the concern of the United States of America and the European Union, and we understand it,\u201d said Kurti.<\/p>\n

However, it is important to note the fact that for more than a decade, the government of Serbia has been doing the same for all citizens of the Republic of Kosovo. So, every citizen of Kosovo to cross the border with Serbia must be equipped with a document issued by the Serbian state.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0decision<\/a>\u00a0to remove illegal license plates, as well as impose reciprocity on identity cards, was taken after the failure to reach a permanent agreement on license plates in Brussels.<\/p>\n

The decision obliges Serbian citizens to replace their illegal license plates of Serbia with RKS ones, as well as establishes reciprocity for the entry of citizens of Serbia into Kosovo.<\/p>\n

Every person who appears to cross the state border with a personal identification document issued by the Serbian authorities must be provided at the border crossing points with a declaration sheet that temporarily replaces the use of such a document.<\/p>\n

Just as in October 2021 when an\u00a0action<\/a>\u00a0by the Kosovo Police to combat smuggling encountered resistance from the Serbs, so now too the government's actions to establish law and order in the north the official Belgrade has interpreted as pressure on the Serbian population in Kosovo.\u00a0The country's authorities<\/a>\u00a0have confirmed several times that local Serbs continue to be manipulated through parallel structures, empowered by Serbia in the north, despite Brussels' agreements to put an end to their presence. Their presence has also been\u00a0confirmed<\/a>\u00a0by the European Union, which mediates the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue process.<\/p>\n

*This article is published as part of the Western Balkans Regional Initiative against disinformation. <\/em>\u201cWestern Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub: exposing malign influences through watchdog journalism.\u201d<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Zbatimi i vendimit t\u00eb Qeveris\u00eb s\u00eb Kosov\u00ebs p\u00ebr aplikimin e reciprocitetit n\u00eb targa dhe let\u00ebrnjoftime\u00a0riktheu bllokadat n\u00eb pikat kufitare drejt Jarinjes dhe B\u00ebrnjakut. Situata u p\u00ebrshkall\u00ebzua disa or\u00eb para se t\u00eb hynte n\u00eb fuqi\u00a0vendimi\u00a0i nxjerr\u00eb m\u00eb 29 qershor 2022, ku serb\u00ebt vendos\u00ebn mjete t\u00eb r\u00ebnda transportuese n\u00eb rrug\u00ebt kryesore q\u00eb shpiejn\u00eb drejt pik\u00ebkalimeve kufitare me […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":982,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1241,363],"tags":[633,11,12],"ppma_author":[28],"class_list":["post-1033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-debunking","category-disinfo","tag-disinformation","tag-kosova","tag-serbia"],"authors":[{"term_id":28,"user_id":18,"is_guest":0,"slug":"disinfo","display_name":"Disinfo","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Sbunker_FAKE_NEWS_001-min1647858578.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Sbunker_FAKE_NEWS_001-min1647858578.jpg"},"user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"Disinfo","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1033"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1034,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1033\/revisions\/1034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1033"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=1033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}