Serbia warns West over Kosovo force

A senior Serbian official warned that Western support for Kosovo’s security forces risks triggering conflict, as Belgrade sharpens its rhetoric over Kosovo’s growing military capacity.

Aleksandar Vulin, a former deputy prime minister, told Russian media that arming Kosovo creates an inevitable clash, invoking the idea that weapons introduced early will be used later.

He claimed NATO is surrounding Serbia and said only NATO-led KFOR should operate armed forces in Kosovo. Vulin described Kosovo’s security force as a Western-armed army aimed against Serbs.