- 17:40 - During the press conference, Prime Minister Albin Kurti warned of new attacks in the north that are expected to occur separately in the period "before and after the New Year".
"These methods of challenging security in Kosovo, which as a result not only violate and damage vital infrastructure, cause inter-ethnic incidents which Serbia strongly incites, then cause panic among citizens, and at the very end, creating an image of an unstable country is expected to occur in the near future and separately before and after the New Year. These attacks may be intended to be carried out depending on the political interests of the head of the Serbian state, especially for the ongoing opposition protests there," he said.
The Head of the Government has said that the institutions of Kosovo are committed to neutralizing these methods as much as possible.
"...despite the fact that such terrorist attacks are challenging even for powerful states, especially if these attacks have the support and sponsorship of another state, in this case like Serbia", added Kurti.
Kurti: The attack in "Ibër-Lepenc" was aimed at jeopardizing national security
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- 17:18 - Prime Minister Albin Kurti has said that the attack on the "Ibër-Lepenci" channel on November 29 was intended to endanger the national security of Kosovo. According to Kurti, the terrorist Milan Radoicic is behind the attack.
In a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, the head of the Government said that with the explosion with explosives in "Ibër-Lepenc" the terrorist group, which, as he says, was headed by Radoiçiqi, had the aim of paralyzing economic and energy life in Kosovo.
"The attack with explosives in "Ibër-Lepenc" on November 29, 2024, through the complete damage of the channel, had the purpose of paralyzing the economic and energy life in Kosovo, as well as causing the riots that would come as a result and where it would be endangered national security in Kosovo and in the region", said Kurti.
On November 29, an attack with 15 kilograms of explosives caused a huge explosion in the "Ibër-Lepenci" canal, which supplies water to several cities, for which the Kosovo institutions directly blamed Serbia. Internationals have also condemned the attack, demanding that the perpetrators be brought to justice. Two Serbs are still in custody for the explosion.
According to Kurti, the state of Serbia is coordinating with Radoicic to continue the hybrid war against Kosovo.
"Belgrade's stance on the non-handover of Radoicic for the terrorist attack in Banjska has been an encouragement for the terrorist group led by Radoicic to continue with other subversive and subversive acts against the territorial integrity and state sovereignty of our Republic. The accommodation of Radoicic in Serbia, the support offered by official Belgrade with infrastructure for the training of the terrorist group, the authorization of the responsibilities that the head of the Serbian state has forgiven him for the actual and political control of the Kosovo Serbs, can only be called the coordination of the state of Serbia with Radoicic and the terrorist group to continue the hybrid war against Kosovo", he said.
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Kurti mentioned Nemanja Radivojevic and Vladimir Radivojevic as the two close people whom Radoiçiqi designated for attacks in Kosovo. Both were part of the group that carried out the terrorist attack in Banjska.
"Since June 2024, when posters with Vučić's photo continued to be distributed in the north with the words "supreme commander we are waiting for you", the situation in the north has gradually escalated through small groups directly connected to Radoić. Based on the information of our intelligence, Radoiçiqi has appointed two people close to him to carry out attacks in the north through their groups who also participated in the attack in Banjska and are taking refuge in Serbia. These people are Nemanja Radivojevic (Gandi) and Vladimir Radivojevic (Malli)", said the Prime Minister.
