The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, called on Western countries, including Great Britain, to refrain from supporting the "violent actions of Pristina's authorities", such as those in northern Kosovo.
Last week, the authorities in Kosovo undertook an anti-smuggling operation in several municipalities of the country, including North Mitrovica. This operation was accompanied by violent protests by local Serbs. In the clashes between the police and the protesters, 20 people were injured, among them police officials.
On October 16, Vučić, in an interview for Serbian television Prva, accused Great Britain of being behind the recent action of the Kosovo authorities, which sent special units to the north of Kosovo, where the majority Serb population lives.
Asked if there was a reaction to these criticisms, Vucic said there were "remarks and informal conversations".
"It is enough for me to tell them to read the statement of their embassy in Pristina. I will always want to have the best relations with Great Britain, they helped us a lot with the procurement of AstraZeneca vaccines. But don't insult us our intelligence," Vucic told reporters on Sunday after visiting the headquarters of the Security Intelligence Agency (BIA) in Belgrade.
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Last week's tensions followed those of September when the north of Kosovo was blocked by local Serbs after Kosovo's special forces were deployed there to guarantee the implementation of the measure of reciprocity in the issue of vehicle license plates with Serbia.
Kosovo and Serbia agreed in Brussels on September 30 for a temporary solution to circulate each other's cars in both countries through stickers./REL
