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Kosovo closes two border crossings with Serbia after activists stage blockade

Video Credit: euronews (in English) - Duration: 01:05s - Published
Kosovo closes two border crossings with Serbia after activists stage blockade

Kosovo closes two border crossings with Serbia after activists stage blockade

Northern Kosovo, with a predominantly ethnic Serb population, has long been a flashpoint of tensions between Pristina and Belgrade and the border blockade comes on the same day an EU envoy said both sides should work to normalise relations if they hope to join the bloc.


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