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Serbia intends to rule parts of Kosovo where “loyal citizens” (Serbs and non-Albanians) reside and “still look to Belgrade for government,” Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said Feb. 25. Notably, Kostunica issued the statement in Belgrade alongside Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Lavrov reinforced Kostunica’s declaration with an ambiguous warning to the West that attempts by NATO to use force against Serbian Kosovars will further destabilize the region.

Kostunica is essentially delivering a message to the European Union and NATO that a partition of Kosovo is inevitable now that the Albanian Kosovars have unilaterally declared independence. The post-independence Kosovo leaves Serbian Kosovars in the minority — only about 5 percent of the country’s roughly 2 million people. Without a political voice in Kosovo, the best option for Serbian Kosovars now is to merge their enclave with Serbia proper.

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