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US, EU and the UK Legitimising Terror in Kosovo

By endorsing Serbian List, the West tramples Kosovo’s constitution, empowers Belgrade’s proxies, and transforms “democracy” into a weapon against Europe’s youngest state.

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Vudi Xhymshiti
Aug 23, 2025
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In the name of democracy, the United States, the European Union, and the so-called Quint powers1 have chosen to trample on its very foundations. Their latest defence2 of “Serbian List” the Belgrade-controlled proxy party implicated in armed terrorism against the Republic of Kosovo, marks a staggering act of hypocrisy. By insisting that this organisation, whose leaders have orchestrated3 violence, boycotts, and secessionist plots, be certified to run in Kosovo’s elections, Western capitals are not safeguarding democratic participation. They are endorsing Kremlin-aligned destabilisation in the Balkans, empowering Serbia’s proxies, and actively undermining the first Kosovar government that has dared to uphold its constitution, sovereignty, and rule of law.

For the international reader, Kosovo based and Belgrade-controlled Serbian List Party (Srpska Lista) now enjoying endorsement from the Western powers, is not a political party in any meaningful democratic sense. It is a disciplined proxy …

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