Who's behind Pristina's moves - and who's in a hurry?

Political scientist Nexhmedin Spahiu says Pristina did not decide on its own not to go to Brussels for a new round of the Kosovo dialogue.

The daily Vecernje Novosti is reporting at the same time that three EU members want to "speed up" the entire process.

In the past few days, the news about Kosovo has been the focus of public attention, that is, the end phase of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, which should, as the EU expects, lead to a legally binding normalization of relations. However, nobody is saying what it will be. Pristina wants recognition, Belgrade does not. And now, at least according to the press, three EU countries are entering the game.

Pristina two days ago announced that it would not go to Brussels to continue the dialogue with Belgrade, accusing Serbia of bearing the responsibility for that. On the other hand, Belgrade is saying the opposite - that Pristina is the irresponsible party. It is also argued that Pristina did not make such a decision on its own, that is, that someone else is standing behind it.

Nexhmedin Spahiu agrees with this opinion. He told Sputnik that Pristina holds the topic of the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) as "the last compromise that would come if Serbia recognizes Kosovo."

"And that's why they want to solve other open issues before that, and that's why they're not going to Brussels," he said.

When reminded that the ZSO has been a topic in all the meetings so far, and that it is not clear why Pristina gave up on talking right now, Spahiu explained that this has been suggested to them by the West. And the situation on the side of Pristina is even more confusing because a platform for negotiations with Belgrade has been withdrawn from the Kosovo Assembly due to internal political disagreements.

"It should be kept in mind that Pristina has no vision about how to bring this entire...

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