Why the EU and Serbia are Angry With Kosovo

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Tensions are once again rising between Serbia and Kosovo, as Albin Kurti has moved to ban the Serbian Dinar in Kosovo which has angered both ethnic Serbs. So in this video, we'll explain what's happened, and why Western leaders are unhappy with Kosovo.
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00:00 Introduction
01:05 Context
02:20 Currency Crisis
04:01 Western Reaction
06:07 What Happens Next?
06:44 Nebula

[@Rui301]

This presenter has definitely improved a lot, experience and effort does wonders. Keep up the good work.

[@maskinisten019]

What did you hear ? She got almost everything wrong lol

[@benjamim9138]

​@@maskinisten019what did she get wrong?

[@Gmx92]

She's terrible

[@tiagoprado7001]

​@@maskinisten019tHiS dOeSn'T mAtCh My OpInIoN sO iT's WrOnG wAaAaAhH

[@maskinisten019]

@@tiagoprado7001 Has nothing to do with my own opinion, she was facutally wrong on almost everything, cry harder bro 😂

[@hehetube1]

Every time your channel mentions the breakaway of Kosovo from Serbia you show the picture from the war in Bosnia (the one with a guy kneeling and aiming the rifle)... I thought maybe I point it out after like 5-6 times...

[@heldas5687]

the photo thats displayed on 1:17 is a bosniak soldier not a kosovan one.

[@kiyoshi6739]

I mean tbh it’s kinda hard to differentiate

[@antonsalihu8167]

​@@kiyoshi6739 its not, it only shows the lack of knowledge behind these videos

[@terryhoath1983]

It is not the only thing that is wrong. On the map at 2.40, all of the countries shewn in red >>>>ARE

[@archerdark7524]

TLDR News is a marxist media. They dont care history, they want to erase it.

[@archer24]

@@kiyoshi6739check the beret the photo was shot in Sarajevo 1992

[@bekim137]

Normal day by us 😅😅😅😅😅

[@valkgh]

Yep

[@r-pu4md]

Hey! Great video. I was wondering if you could make a video about the Qatargate scandal, Morocco’s implication, etc. I think it’s an interesting topic that has taken a backseat in the last years while the investigations are still ongoing (supposedly).

[@BiggestManOnYouTube]

Use the form in the description

[@r-pu4md]

@@BiggestManOnKZbin Thank you!

[@Ziggletooth]

The thing is half measures that don't resolve anything just perpetuate the problem.

[@datdumbguy1067]

hi, W*stoid here, as much as I like and wish Kosovo the best, that was too much man. I'm with Serbia on that.

[@Salvaeusall]

😊❤

[@merrymachiavelli2041]

One thing I often think about is that 'Stop the Fighting!' solutions to territorial conflicts and 'Allow for Good Governance/Long Term Peace!' solutions to territorial conflicts can often be quite different. As in, it seems to be the case that short-term solutions to just get people to stop fighting can create failed states, extremally inefficient constitutional compromises and latent geopolitical tensions. If the fighting and violence had continued, you might end up with more horrific things happening (genocide, regional wars...etc), but at the end of it you're more likely to get a definitive settlement, which people can move on from. WWII is an example. IDK, I'm not really arguing for either, conflict is always terrible and the implications of letting wars go on to the last man are just awful. But when I think about how frustrating it must be to live in a semi-recognised state...it's generations of low-level misery vs. a few years of extreme misery.

[@liofalba]

I mean, the Greeks and Turks seem to have worked things out reasonably well by keeping on…NI is messier but better than it was 50 years ago

[@emildavidsen1404]

Yeah - if you'll forgive me for adding my own thought to yours, since they share a similar thinking. Both humanism and free speech are relatively new dominating concepts (the ideas are old, but it is "new" that they are implemented and the defacto base value line most of so many powerful and influential nations who generally abide by them) but this has also revealed that they apparently lack solutions to issues, which in the past, were rarely issues for long, just as you described.

[@merrymachiavelli2041]

@@liofalba Greece and Turkey's territorial disputes aren't _that_ bad in the grand scheme of things (it's mostly over the ocean, which means actual people aren't living in limbo). Unless you're referring Cyprus? While thankfully things are relatively peaceful there, I strongly suspect Cyprus as a whole would be a wealthier and more developed place if the island hadn't spent the last 40 years split in half and if northern cyprus wasn't unrecognised by most of the world. It's also been a roadblock in the way of Turkey (& obviously Northern Cyprus's) accession to the EU (although not the only one!) The Stormont in NI has been non-functional for years, which I'm sure gets in the way of the boring day-to-day of governance which is nonetheless very important for the wellbeing of Northern Irish people.

[@cameronwixcey9692]

@liofalba N.I and Cyprus have the advantage of being low casualty affairs with no major warcrimes (i.e Srebenica level massacres) and N.I has the advantage that both populations had large peace movements.

[@Gilder-von-Schattenkreuz]

You Serious ? Do You even Realize just how many of Todays Conflicts are caused by WW2 ???? Not to mention that just Pacifying Germany after WW2 was only Possible by Deploying Hundreds of Thousands of Troops for a Decade to Occupy Germany. Now dont get me wrong. Creating Peace with both Sides Surviving is way more Difficult of course than to just allow one Side to be Eradicated and thus simply end up in a Position where they are Simply no longer able to Fight. But the Result of that easier Peace in the Short Term. Is Generally that You end up with Bad Blood and Grudges which will remain for Hundreds of Years and will always threaten to come back. The Reason why we have so many Conflicts Recently is Twofold. 1. The USA is Weak right now. After being Ruled by Trump and now being Faced with a Trump Party Blockading the Government as well as Threatening Civil War to the Country. As well as China Threatening Taiwan and Russia having Invaded Ukraine. And thus the USA not just Suffering from Internal Problems but is also Busy dealing with External Threats. Alot of Countries which were waiting for an Opportunity to Settle Grudges or Ambitions. Now saw the Chance to do just that without the USA Intervening. 2. Nowdays. Riling up People with Propaganda and Spreading Information no matter if its False or True. Has become incredible Easy. Which means that be it True Claims of Misdeeds and Hostile Intentions or just False Accusations and Fearmongering. Its become Incredible Easy to Rally the People against someone or something and gain Support for a Movement. Which means that Seeding a Conflict has become very easy for anyone with enough Money and Power to carry out such Campaigns.

[@AdastraRecordings]

U F****ing wot mate? I nearly spat my coffee out.

[@southepirote7676]

This channel is run by millennial jokesters. They don't even know what they're talking about, I wouldn't take them seriously.

[@Nico_Soul]

@@southepirote7676Qifsha Zot

[@Seth9809]

Are you high

[@SEAZNDragon]

Uh what did I miss?

[@AdastraRecordings]

@@Seth9809 Yes I am, thanks for asking. And it's completely legal here.

[@maximus3178]

I'm a foreigner and maybe I don't understand the emotional implications of such decisions, but is it really so hard to Kosovo to give the serbian areas (which evidently want reunification) to Serbia? And is it so hard to Serbians to let the ethinically albanians rule themselves or join Albania? It's pretty logical if coexistence is impossible, but I may not understand. Unless both want just a good excuse to settle things in the old way

[@ceosgamer016_5]

Nah Kosovo not belonging to eather side is preaty fair too me becuse it shuld be an country of Serbs and Albanians that way Serbs can keap there nacional heritage and can have some power and autonomy in an nother country it's def beter than war or yust giving Serbia Northen Kosovo while screwing the Serbs in North-estern Kosovo

[@Just4Games2011]

It probably is, because the state itself in a NATO colony

[@TheCanaaniteUnionist]

The problem is that the Serbs regard Kosovo as their own Jerusalem while the Albanians formed a majority in Ottoman times. Plus, the Serb majority areas are mainly enclaves. The Kosovo Serbs would either want proper autonomy or for the entirety of Kosovo to Join Serbia again while the Kosovo Albanians are similar way but with Albania. Both sides have been historically victims in some way by both peoples from Serbia proper and Albania proper. The history is long and complex.

[@JoelJames2]

I have no proof of this, but both of them come off as ethnonationalists. Neither of their support bases would probably allow for concessions, because any concession will be construed as a defeat.

[@alexanderkowal5710]

It was the first time internal self determination had been enforced on a country

[@canadianbc7789]

Kosovo and Serbia were both part of Yugoslavia? As far as I know Kosovo was a part of Serbia and Serbia was a part of Yugoslavia.

[@luaye1764]

Wrong. Kosovo was incorporated in to Serbia by force.

[@canadianbc7789]

​​@@luaye1764 History doesn't say that .

[@luaye1764]

@@canadianbc7789 Then, you should study history again.

[@tirana1579]

​@@canadianbc7789kosova was occupied with force in 1913 by Serbians

[@canadianbc7789]

@@tirana1579 I just found this on the internet So the Kosovo was Serbian before Ottoman Empire occupied all of the Serbia. "The name Kosovo is derived from a Serbian place-name meaning “field of blackbirds.” After serving as the centre of a medieval Serbian empire, Kosovo was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from the mid-15th to the early 20th century, a period when Islam grew in importance and the population of Albanian speakers in the region ..."

[@wile123456]

0:29 the zoomer editing is getting stronger on this channel lol

[@vonunterberg4313]

the channel is called tldr news...

[@Seth9809]

It’s very British

[@raulpetrascu2696]

1/5 of the video being an ad is crazy

[@nikobellic570]

You don't have a skip button?

[@raulpetrascu2696]

@@nikobellic570 you're right, they should make the entire last 90% an ad

[@RipCityBassWorks]

This is a dumb dispute. The UN needs to take a more active role in getting Kosovo and Serbia on acceptable terms.

[@adrianshala8807]

The UN is a useless organization that has no power to enforce, is corrupt to their roots and is basically nonfunctional because of the veto system. Even if this wouldn’t be the case, how in the world should two parties get on acceptable terms if one side is a fascist country and the other one gets attacked by said fascist countries leaders friend and his terrorist group? And the moment Kurti said „hey look, they attacked US on HIS command!“ they get sanctioned because they are apparently not doing enough to get on said terms… No wonder they start enforcing their constitution.

[@SasaManic]

Unfortunately, the resolution of that issue was moved from the UN council by the will of America and transferred to Brussels, EU more than 10 years ago. There is neither Russia nor China, nor anyone to protect the elementary rights of Serbs.

[@Wolverine-ky9gk]

there are no acceptable terms with Albanians they wont stop until they create greater Albania

[@stormrunner3358]

​@@SasaManicthe rights of serbs? Ahahaha , imagine going to war over nationalist ideas, comiting genocide, still beeing an agresor to this day, and still you play "victim card" your country is playing a double game😂

[@gp-1542]

Isn’t the Kosovo prime minister basically a hard line nationalist?

[@milostomic8539]

A separatist.They all are.

[@nouredine5047]

Rowan Atcinson ! he is dangerous for the Balcan enviranment -Hellas, Monteniger, NorthMacedon, Bosnia&Hertseg. .Kosovo is Serbia !!!

[@lunkycultist5519]

I hate nationalism, regardless of county.

[@adindrecaj]

if Albin Kurti is a hard line nationalist, that makes v*cic more nazi than hitler, please put your finger on your brain and think.

[@rilindshehu2458]

Here we go again

[@BlueFan99]

What has EU done to resolve the issues for the past 15 years?! They just want the problems to persist. They don't really care about the Balkans

[@alphaking1060]

Sadly true...

[@ceosgamer016_5]

Why shuld they fix our problems is that there jobs or you're goverments

[@DunDeeoZ]

@@ceosgamer016_5 If they didn't want to fix our problems (which they helped create), then why did they even bother interfering in the first place??

[@milostomic8539]

EU cares about cheap labor force from Balkan countries.

[@d.b.2215]

Why can't Balkans solve their problems themselves without resorting to violence? Are they too stupid for that? Why expect foreign powers to solve problems for you?

[@komesar4482]

Just one remark, Kosovo was not part of Yugoslavia like Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia... Kosovo was part of Serbia as autonomous province.

[@bilic8094]

That's right it wasn't a federal unit in Yugoslavia and never had a right to secede it's Serbia's southern province.

[@Seth9809]

Its been Bosnian majority for hundreds of years

[@editorrbr2107]

@@bilic8094another tedious Serb nationalist.

[@user-pc2jp2yr3c]

You forgot to add that Kosovo was illegally annexed by Milosevic to Serbia without following the federal Yugoslav laws which helped destroy the old Yugoslavia.

[@smaragdchaos]

@@user-pc2jp2yr3c The seeds of destruction were sowed by Tito though, Milosevic simply put the final nail in the coffin

[@mikethespike7579]

It's the Balkans, they have a history there of squabbling over the pettiest of issues. I don't think anyone there really cares much what currency should be legal tender, I've had euros accepted in Serbia and Kosovo without any problems. But it's again something certain people with agendas can grind an axe on and cause a stink with.

[@lythd]

well the problem is the confiscation of dinars, that is just wrong. even if its not legal tender that shouldn't happen, kosovo definitely stepped out of line here but this certainly isn't anything special any sort of these issues that are relatively small will be taken much more than they are

[@invader7191]

@@lythdno one confiscated the dinars they simply stopped large trucks from brining in sacks of dinars into Kosovo and turned them back to Serbia. You can still own dinars in Kosovo but you have to convert them into euros which can be done at any bank.

[@lythd]

@@invader7191 3:33 "with 4 million [dinars] confiscated by the kosovan police", they have sources in the description so this isn't an unfounded statement

[@UKisFK]

no body confiscateion the money, money get transport by UK company and nato, all this cash transfer need to stop coz of money laundering regulations , try to do same thing on UK USA or EU transfer millions every week on cash see what you get @@lythd

[@dexdressler82]

In Serbia paying by euros is illegal. U could be imprisoned for this.

[@SolusBatty]

Well put video. I'm sure that, sadly, they'll be more opportunities in the future to speak on this topic again. The escalation is approaching a critical point.

[@DomnulDarius]

The tensions are always like a rollercoaster within the Balkans.

[@NoctLightCloud]

​@@DomnulDariusmulti ethnics doesn work, unfortunately. People are tribal. Many regions around the world prove that.

[@acikacika]

Escalating how exactly? Kosovo does whatever they want so far, so no back an forth.

[@ginaibisi777]

​@NoctLightCloud in the Balkan, the only ones that think they have the rights to live in Balkans are the Serbs😂

[@nashbridges-cu6dy]

​@@ginaibisi777serbs are angry couse of unjustice, kosovo independent based on peopels majority and srb republic in Bosnia despite 100% serbs love there and want independence.. so if you are human you will understand their concern.

[@AB-zl4nh]

I no longer back Kosovo statehood. Kosovo should be split north and south. North join Serbia and South join Albania. Or Kosovo join Serbia.

[@erigreca3297]

LoooooL, "or Kosovo join Serbia" . Why dont you say the more logical and realistic option, or Kosovo join Albania since 95% of Kosovo population is Albanian.

[@miloandash]

“Ethnic Albanian mayors were elected despite a Serb boycott” wouldn’t that happen because of a Serb boycott 😂

[@MichaelAbreu]

Good video. I think the microphone needs to be moved lower so as to not be directly in front of the presenter's mouth so we can see their mouth when they speak. Its a bit odd when we see her talking but dont see her mouth.

[@terkkraft8057]

In minute 2:36, you portray Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City in a yellow colour, suggesting they adopted the Euro currency unilaterally. That is not the case, as there are official agreements in place between these countries and the EU as regards the Euro. This is what distinguishes them from Montenegro and Kosovo.

[@dellonia]

the mic is a bit too high, it is covering half of the face haha. except than that, great reports as always with background information!

[@mpbgd]

Bravo za voditeljku Nadju 🎉

[@semkoops]

Maybe put the microphone a bit lower?

[@BoxaBole]

Kosovo changes for the last 10 years. How it sparked tensions, this is just one of them plus current arming of (separatists, even tho the KFOR's job is to that). Kurti wants to trigger Serbia to escalate because he knows US/EU got his back.

[@UKisFK]

o shut up stop making fake news,

[@mspotify994]

He is establishing a state and governing it. One can't run a state within a state. His steps are logical

[@warriorofchrist9304]

Serbia wants to trigger Kosovo since Serbia made a terrorist attack in Bajnska 25 September 2023 and the terrorist in Serbia are not sentenced

[@femboyshitposter676]

"fake news" u really forgot about the coal mines that the US imediately bought out as soon as Kosovo split from Serbia@@UKisFK

[@adindrecaj]

in the 25 years since Kosovo has had U.S and NATO backing no one has or even tried to "trigger" anything, whatever that means, and you really think they are now? moron.

[@kinanradaideh5479]

Hello new voice! You're doing great

[@cageybee7221]

imagine stealing people's pensions and then trying to act like the good guy

[@elvangulley3210]

Imagine trying to use foreign money in another country

[@cageybee7221]

@@elvangulley3210 imagine having a fake country and then using that as a basis to steal people's pensions.

[@cageybee7221]

@@elvangulley3210 the Euro is also foreign money dude.

[@meeeee8745]

@@cageybee7221 not in Kosovo. It is the official currency of Kosovo.

[@elvangulley3210]

@@cageybee7221 it's the chosen money of the government America is neighbors with Canada and Mexico half if America was Mexico we don't use Mexican money we only use the dollar we also don't give Mexicans that live in here as a minority special treatment or authority to rule Mexican majority towns majority minority doesn't matter use our money speak our language follow our rules be a citizen of America not try to turn America Into another country sounds like the Serbs that are so loyal to Serbia need to go live in Serbia

[@Skoell1983]

I am pretty sure, the mic will still work fine if it doesn’t hide the speakers face. 😊

[@grek9117]

😂

[@playerfoofafie6171]

It seems that the serbian dinar is pitched/linked to the euro since 2018. So there's that big of a difference between the 2.

[@SerpenTRyder]

Who's the host? Her pronunciation of "dinar" is spot on.

[@mpbgd]

Nadja

[@Bohemian0522]

Confiscating the cash truck is equaled to stealing / robbery. I support self determination, but still you need to respect the rights of minorities, especially when it comes to pension and social support money.

[@englishwithx2455]

That truck money is not a big problem, because it's only worth around 30k dollars, and will be sent back. So the serbian currency, the dinar, isn't worth much. But the real issue is Serbia's reluctance to send money to Serbs in Kosovo, who make up about 4% of the population, through legal banking channels. Instead, they prefer to sneak it in via trucks, which leads to funding terrorist activities, money laundering, and intimidating Serbs in Kosovo into compliance with the Serbian government's agenda. Albin Kurti is insisting that Serbia sends the pensions through Kosovo's banking system, following constitutional laws, and in euros.

[@nemanjaugljesic8911]

they are not feed up whit Kurti they support him in whatever he does he wouldn do this whithout a support of EU, Kurti wants to make life difficult for the Serbs in Kosovo so they leave their born place and lands on which Serbs were living for centuries

[@cristianfamigliuolo]

Well done new reporter...

[@SebsWorld]

Why she hiding her face behind mic?

[@gigachad6787]

How else is she supposed to use it?

[@NikolasTsakonas-jo4wz]

Leave the Serbians alone! 🇬🇷🇷🇸☦️

[@tirana1579]

None touch them Lol

[@adindrecaj]

u should be saying this to vucic lol

[@andrejparunovic6888]

I have to congratulate you on your accuracy. Good job

[@shendilj]

I wonder what US government would do for example, if mexicans would pay with pesos in Texas🤷‍♂️

[@andrejparunovic6888]

Texas isn't Mexican though

[@shendilj]

@@andrejparunovic6888 see, you got the point, its the same thing😅

[@temistogen]

Well if US was not able to even free that area without a big power granting it to them,then they would not be able to control the currency.

[@johnnokov2852]

That would only make sense if the U.S. took part of Mexico and pretended it was now its own country but supported and protected by the U.S., then said they can’t use pesos and the old and sick people can’t use their money because they can’t get to the border to exchange their currency.

[@GD-nl6ee]

Banjska incident, where little green mans attacked Kosovo Police and KIA one Kosovo Police is strangely covered up by Western media. Their keep talking only for 31th May violent protest of serbs in Northern part of Republic of Kosovo. It was a one day invasion in mids of September by Serbian Army.

[@MPM451]

They were all from Northern region of Kosovo,so Serbia do not have anything to do with that.

[@GD-nl6ee]

@@MPM451 I’m not aware of any Serbian military factory thats produce weapons in Northern parts of Kosovo, they came from Serbian Army military reserve.

[@UKisFK]

@@MPM451 was organisad by serbian GOV, locak serbs never attack anyone, 3 terrorist got killd and another 4 got arested all from Beograd

[@user-vr8lx2tp3v]

@@GD-nl6ee weapons were traced to Tuzla xD

[@MPM451]

@@user-vr8lx2tp3v Tuzla is in Bosnia.

[@vracar2667]

Alright, if kosovo want to have independace thats alright...then Republic of Srpska should be independet too

[@LV2355]

DO NOT USE ALL CAPS LOCK TEXTS AS IT'S HARD TO READ

[@adamjoshualevine7714]

So make them both independent EU countries then there is nothing to fight over.

[@lotuslotus718]

Well done video

[@dr.victorvs]

I find PolyMatter's views on China to be quite biased, actually. I'm not a China fan by any means, but suggesting that the high speed rail was a mistake simply because it will be paid for by taxes is just ridiculous bias. Like, the US itself subsidizes flights.

[@Jaywalker45]

This channel is biased too😂

[@gabri770]

Your channel has explained this in its previous video, Stability > Democracy

[@Sola678]

Funny how NATO wants kosovo independent but also doesn’t want to let them act as an independent country

[@leGUIGUI]

I don't think any nation want any other nations to act in ways that will result in war and death, regardless of independency. Furthermore, one of the requirement to enter EU for a country is a respect of their minorities.

[@Anon-nv7bp]

@@leGUIGUI war and death? quite dramatic. tell me, are the Albanians in south Serbia given equal rights and the right to speak their language in public administration, or use their own currency? yet the Serbs of Kosova are given these rights? is Serbia "respecting" their minority? and I guess your solution is for foreign powers to dictate to independent nations how to run their country, like every other globalist midwit in the comments here.

[@MinecraftLively]

Because theyre breaking international law is why.... Its the same reason that the USA intervined in Serbia. Here's a fun fact: just cause you're an independent nation doesn't give you the right under international law to oppress minority groups. This is why the USA bombed Belgrade, and why it is protesting Kosovo. REFER TO: League of Nations doc. B7/21/68/106 (1921) --> Aaland Island Question. Kosovo is in breach of international law.

[@MinecraftLively]

@@Anon-nv7bp International law is not a game of whataboutism. The oppression and degradation of Minority Rights in one country does not justify it in another. This is the same logic that China uses to oppres the Uighurs... "America oppressed the Native Americans and Blacks so they are no better to criticize us"

[@Periskopas]

But isnt it like kosova lands but there is manny serbies in that citie they driving with serb numbers even they from kosova they using serbia money in kosovo. And serbs putting and hidding guns in kosovo? And building armies on border?!? I think its that problem. Its like i from lithuania and some citie will tell me now we belong to russia and we will drive with russian cars have papers russian dont even speak your lenguage ohh f off

[@MaxiMonkU2B]

Care with representing "a majority of EU countries" with EU flag. On these matters (in which EU doesn't really have a say) the EU's position is only in favour in case of unanimity of its members.

[@David_Granger]

Actually, the EU as an organisation has shown support for Kosovo.

[@BlueTigerReal]

Actually Kosovo is a fake State founded by the USA.​@@David_Granger

[@imamario]

True, the EU has done EULEX in the past/present but cant truly do any sort of "meaningful support" until Kosovo is fully recognized by every EU member. Other than a few statements of support, the EU cant do anything. @@David_Granger

[@MaxiMonkU2B]

Support is an iffy word when they can't show recognition.@@David_Granger

[@David_Granger]

@@imamario And? That doesn't matter. The EU has shown support to Kosovo, and that's what matters here.

[@connla]

Fun aside that has no real weight on the events but is sort of related. I was in Kosovo just prior to the introduction of the euro currency (in summer 2001 I believe) and the common currency in the Kosovo Albanian areas was the German deutschmark. I was told prior to arriving not to get any Serbian or Albanian currency and bring only deutschmarks as pretty much any country in the Balkans will take deutschmarks so I would always be able to use it in north Macedonia (simply Macedonia at the time) or Kosovo or Albania. When my father who was working with the UN tried explaining that the deutschmark will cease in the new year and the Euro will be introduced, the response he kept getting was that Balkan countries could take all the discarded deutschmarks from Germany and use them if Germany didn't want them anymore. I've not been back since, but it looks like the Euro has simply taken the place of the deutschmark.

[@Salvaeusall]

True

[@zoranmiletic8431]

Not true

[@Salt_and_Peroxide]

yep

[@NS-mz8gq]

Which country uses another country’s currency,not one so what has he done wrong.What he is trying to do is to stop corruption and crime in all those enclaves.

[@galunjozefrobert1676]

Kosovo is Serbia!!!

[@basrijadjinovic4246]

Yes Mate

[@indm4281]

1:16 THE PICTURE IS FROM THE BOSNIAN WAR NOT THE KOSOVAR WAR

[@GettingDownToIt]

I would love to see more of this particular presenter! They’re amazing!! However, whoever’s doing the graphics and characterisations of the world leaders in these videos, I think there’s an over use of colloquialisms like “bro, mate etc.”. People don’t actually talk like that in real life let alone on the world stage. I can appreciate it sprinkled in these videos but it can make these videos seem less intelligent than the topics they so wonderfully cover.

[@theonemouse]

May be an odd question, idk, but did they get rid of the normal narrator? There’s nothing wrong with the girl now, I’m just kinda curious lol

[@fredelboricua_5676]

He probably can't because he's busy or something

[@cosminivan9927]

The chief editor of TLDR is on leave cause he had a baby. They are probably shuffling the stuff around to manage to cover all positions.

[@xsXRevanXsx]

You can hear she’s new. With the gulps and puffs she often makes during sentences. Though she isn’t terrible by any means.

[@Weeboslav]

Just now west is annoyed by the action of their protectorate

[@ibunjaku]

What about the law of money laundering that has been asked to be applied for for years and as demanded by the US and EU.

[@freedomordeathserbia]

Kosovo i Metohija je Srbija 🇷🇸

[@salamanders6969]

You pronounce “dinar” like a native Serbian speaker 😃

[@mpbgd]

Because she is…look at the credits

[@amaliasalazar3090]

Interessante

[@gentjanhasani5955]

If Kosova is indipendent why is a problem for EU and the USA? You have to di deeper. Everything Kurti is doing is signed longe time ago.

[@sarantis1995]

By looking at the map where the Serb majority municipalities are highlighted I cannot stop thinking that a good old compromise with land consensions and population exchange would solve this dispute once and for all. The Serbs belong to Sebia, the non-serbs have the right of self determination. Isn't it simple? It reminds me a bit of the Cyprus situation but honestly Kosovo is a lot less complicated, as both Albanian and Serbian parts share land borders with their respective counties and that there hasn't been any redistribution of populations already. Worn Kosovo have its long anticipated independence if it stops keeping hostages the Serbs within its borders? Won't Sebia have to recognize it since it wont have any Serb population in the region to support its unitary policy?

[@lucafaithfull7397]

Although I agree on your point about land swaps, population exchanges are illegal as they are ethnic cleansing, what happened in Cyprus was illegal under international law

[@milostomic8539]

Nope, province of Kosovo belongs to Serbia, both legally and historically. Only Serbia can claim Kosovo as part of its land.That is why EU is asking Serbia to give up Kosovo. And if Serbia recognizes Kosovo that would encourage several other regions to seek independence from Serbia by armed rebellion with NATO's help in weapons and money. Recognizing Kosovo would mean that Albanians have the right to steal 12.5 % of Serbian land. If they have the right then you can't deny the same right to others living in Serbia, like Hungarians, Bosniaks, Bulgarians, etc.

[@k.o82837]

We in Kosovo do not want a land swap because we already gave special rights to the Serbian community in Kosovo, such as 20 seats in parliament, Serbian official language on the entire territory of Kosovo, decentralization of municipalities, they have not had to pay electricity bills so far, and so on. So the only problem here is Serbia, which is stubborn, and Vucic, who was information minister in the Milosevic government. This autocratic leadership of Serbia burns cars and houses of Serbs in Kosovo through radoicic gangs, beats them if they don't obey and so on. So the Serbs in Kosovo want to integrate into our society, but this is not in the interest of the Serbian autocratic leadership. The same thing happened with the dinars when they brought cash into Kosovo and gave every Serb their pension payments etc. in an envelope so they could intimidate them. Kosovo should work to integrate Serbs into our society as they are a part of Kosovo and diversity is beneficial for all.

[@AnglosArentHuman]

​@@k.o82837 Go back to Turkey, Ahmed.

[@lindisopaj]

@@milostomic8539 Legally and historically, according to who and What? Bold claim without any proof

[@alexny1173]

Excellent job for the new presenter! 👏 Nice to see some new TLDR faces

[@pebblepod30]

What a TERRIBLE law and terrible thing to put in the Constitution. Kosovo cannot even create its own currency, and it is much much much harder to get Euros for pension payments than simply creating currency (which is only an inflation problem if there is a scarcity of goods, bidding prices up).

[@pebblepod30]

One correction: It could be possible that creating massive amounts of new currency could lead to inflation (other than asset inflation because that can be scarce, bidding price up), but its never happened (to best if my knowledge) before without a constraint on the supply of goods as well (yrs of course inc the famous historical hyper inflation events). Unless maybe as an indirect result of house price inflation.....? The US & esp Japan created massive amounta of new money, yet no inflation until supply constraint during covid. Maybe housing inflation did something too, because then ppl demand more pay & put price up to cover residential & commercial rents.

[@Brate-gu1vj]

1:17 This is STILL a picture of a BOSNIAN soldier not KOSOVAR it’s like the 100th time come on now

[@thepax2621]

Huh? They need a reason for that? I thought they fight out of principle or for tradition at this point 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@gameworld6740]

Why is serbian currency called 'Dinar' isn't it was popular in middle east and North Africa

[@Narvaljodchik]

"Dinar" comes from the Latin "denarius", which is where the Arabic "dinar" also originates.

[@gameworld6740]

@@Narvaljodchik thank

[@alihorda]

Again? Still!

[@premtimemran5169]

No one is stoping the dinar all kosovo is saying u can have dinar but u can not make payment with dinar you have to exchange them to euro to use them here in kosovo just like all over tge world.

[@mkpodkasti227]

Do not disturb your enemy while he is making a mistake... My boy Kurti finally starting to work in favor for the Serbians 🇷🇸

[@maskinisten019]

😂😂😂

[@joaquinescotoaleman4320]

And then Serbia allies with Putin🤦‍♂️

[@Sp9i]

@@joaquinescotoaleman4320 Serbia is a neutral country 😂

[@smaragdchaos]

True, Kurti is doing a good job at making Serbia look good

[@Salvaeusall]

@@skonter What about stealing serbian money , shooting at the kids, taking the doctors into custody, the prohibition of Serbian products...I can talk to a Tosk , but it's difficult with Geg, different mentality.

[@bingo737]

Wow! Great pronounciation! Is she slavic?

[@vaulttech]

The typos in the video keep getting worse =/

[@latviabalkanumuzika1514]

Support to Kosovo 🇦🇱 from Latvia 🇱🇻

[@bruhmane1944]

The Albanian minority in Serbia all use dinars. Why can’t the Serbs in Kosovo use euros. The double standard is crazy.

[@milostomic8539]

Because Kosovo is part of Serbia. What is the currency in Albania?Albanian Lek.

[@tirana1579]

​​@@milostomic8539albania and kosova are same nation but different countries

[@nebitno5054]

​@@tirana1579it's not a country u can make it in what u want but how long will it last? Do u think west is doing good for Albanians by confronting them to Serbs do u rilly think?

[@tirana1579]

@@nebitno5054 In reality Serbia is doing it, Kosovo had the objective of union with Albania but Serbia pushed it to arm itself and behave in this way.

[@nebitno5054]

@@tirana1579 no weapons can help u on long terms believe me🤣, enjoy Serbian territory while you in position

[@MrVisarshalaSKIVIBabaStars]

The most hypocritical situation in modern democracy of all times. Eu and Usa doesn’t want Kosovo to implement the Rule Of Law.

[@MinecraftLively]

International law states that minorities should have protections. Refer to In Re Aaland. Kosovo is breaking international law by not respecting minority groups rights. USA is preventing Kosovo from breaking International Rule of Law. The only reason Kosovo exists is due to International Rule of Law superceding National Rule of Law on the question of Minority Rights.

[@Sander_van_de_Reep]

Why don’t Kosovo just give Serbia the Serbian speaking lands in Kosovo that are connected and are not gonna make border gore. For example that northern part of Kosovo and in exchange would Serbia recognise the independence of Kosovo.

[@alexanderjdivic4784]

Because that would diminish the possibility of conflict in years to come, the US foreign policy is to keep the factions fighting so that US continued presence and control is necessary. I know it sounds crazy, but that's how we keep control over certain areas and part of how we keep the dollar supreme.

[@milostomic8539]

But if Serbia recognizes Kosovo ask yourself what would happen then. It would encourage other regions of Serbia to seek independence with NATO's help. There is a strong reason why Spain is refusing to recognize Kosovo.

[@gmailaccount4279]

A good video however i think some key details were left out which gave an unbalanced view on the topic. For one Kurti has made no attack on the serbian people of Kosovo directly, his main grievence is with Belgrade and lista srpska. Lista srpska being the only party that Belgrade allows kosovar serbs to vote for and threatens those who try to start other parties, this monopoly of political power led to imense corruption by members of lista srpska who became involved in organized crime, racketering, smuggling through the border, abusing the money sent by belgrade and prishtina, and ofcourse organizing a russian donbass style proxy-war insurrection. While you guys summed it up as the banjska attack leaving out that key members of lista srpska were directly involved and very probable belgrade aswell. This enforcement of currency law is just another blow to remove the power of belgrade and lista srpska. It really shows in the Ohrid agreement, Kurti is ready to guarantee the safety and autonomy of Kosovar Serbs with one simple request; that Serbia never again make claims over Kosovo. However Vucic refused it because he doesnt wish for the safety of serbs in kosovo, he wishes for Kosovo. I am aware your team is far from Kosovo to make correct evaluations of the situation however I think that a good representation of the intentions of both sides can give the viewer the needed context to form a correct opinion

[@Komentariram]

This is such soft reporting on this Kosovo leadership and what let to even west putting sanctions on Kosovo. For context as you say, Kosovo separatists were recognized by USA and most western Countries even before it was stated that there is no violation of international law. But even that doesn't mean anything since Kosovo unilateral break away still violates Serbian law. You mentioned Banjska incident but failed to mention last Christmas were Albanian muslim police man shoot two CHILDREN and it is to this day a free man on Kosovo ( also a reason sanctions are put on Kosovo ) Lastly, Kosovo failed to implement critical article signed in 2013. In Brussels by both Kosovo and Serbia that gives some sort of autonomy to Kosovo Serbs and gives them legal right for schools on Serbian language to be funded from Belgrade as well as healthcare. That agreement if implemented by Kurti would pretty much solve the issue and realise tensions in Region, but Kosovo Albanians refuse to do it because they are hoping for Serbs to just move out Kosovo... not to mention this year they destroyed Christmas decorations even in their capital Prishtina, numerous attacks on Church and other non Albanian civilians.... Now those are real reasons even west can't put with their behaviour any more.

[@fredelboricua_5676]

Why did I said in Spanish "Here we go again" as I read the title?😅

[@tsagaanhuuyanzeev8782]

Northern Ireland, Scottland, Catalonia, independant now!!!

[@wisehippo3072]

Because you speak Spanish?

[@fredelboricua_5676]

@@wisehippo3072 im Puerto Rican actually

[@blackcat.19]

What are you talking about??? Western reaction does not matter since that is a political game. If the west was mad or angry this would have stopped in 24 hrs. But it did not and Dardania will continue to make sure the rule of law is applied every where to everyone in the country.

[@meh23p]

5:39 Ethnic Albanian mayors were elected _despite_ a Serb boycott?

[@mrxkenya123]

KOSOVO IS SERBIA!!!

[@markdowding5737]

EU: Recognizes Kosovo as independent Kosovo: Starts acting like an independent country. EU: "Wait, you cannot do that!"

[@dexdexon3914]

EU never recognised as independent or UN and they never will.

[@markdowding5737]

@@dexdexon3914 Most of the EU members do and the EU recognizes Kosovo as a possible candidate and has several agreements with the territory. They implicitly do

[@dexdexon3914]

@@markdowding5737 it's US puppet without future. Occupied part of Serbia.

[@lunkycultist5519]

If they want to change the currency then thats fine but hes clearly doing it out of spite, essentially blackmailing them.

[@cameronwixcey9692]

Why is giving serb majority border areas to serbia in exchange for serb recognition not on the table?

[@freedomordeathserbia]

Why do you think Serbian land is for giveaway? Kosovo and Metohija is Serbia, from Prizren to Leposavić.

[@cameronwixcey9692]

@freedomordeathserbia because you no longer own it and have no realistic chance of retaking it anytime soon. If you really want to go down the claiming lands historically held then Serbia can be owned by the Romans, Ottomans, Byzantines, Bulgarians and I am guessing you wouldn't appreciate that.National self-determination works both ways. The serbs get to live in serbia again and the kosvans kosovo and empires can remain dead.

[@freedomordeathserbia]

@@cameronwixcey9692 What shit are you talking about 🤣🤣🤣, Ottomans occupied it for more than 400 years and we returned it back. 25 years of NATO occupation is really nothing compared to that. Also your beautiful NATO is collapsing.

[@freedomordeathserbia]

@@cameronwixcey9692 A wise man once said “We have lost only those things that we are willing to give away”. Once Serbian land remains Serbian land. No matter for how long someone else temporarily occupies them.

[@cameronwixcey9692]

@freedomordeathserbia words are wind. Actions speak louder. So, do you prefer slogans or getting some land back? As I said, words are wind which is nothing to the strong oak tree.

[@ghostel9253]

5:39 This has always been so dumb to me. If you boycott an election you can’t throw a temper tantrum when your candidate doesn’t win. Democracy is democracy, and its batshit insane to call to circumvent democracy to appease an ethnic group.

[@izvedimeleoparde8577]

You don't understand the issue well enough. It was a part of agreement brokered by EU that Serbs start to participate in elections held by Kosovo's government and Kosovo in return to make a Association of Serb municipalities. That was signed in 2013 but in 2023 Kurti said that he is not planning to ever create such Association so the Serbs than refused to participate in elections. The whole matter is not so black and white as you think.

[@lucafaithfull7397]

If you’re enforcing a vote that only has a 3% turnout, then your not carrying out the will of the people and therefore not actually caring about what democracy try’s to achieve in the first place

[@milostomic8539]

Albanians used to boycott every election in 1990s. Now what?

[@meeeee8745]

@@milostomic8539Albanians had no human rights in the 90s. The whole education institutions were closed, everyone ousted from their jobs and torturing was taking place in every corner of Kosovo. You should read what the UN representatives at that time were writing: "There is no condition to hold elections in this place. This is a humane catastrophe."

[@milostomic8539]

@@meeeee8745 Elections were held but Albanians decided to boycott them, just like they boycotted population census. Now what?

[@AlOfNorway]

The reason Kurti is not giving in is because the conflict will only prolong if he doesn’t take a standpoint. The whole conflict has just escalated since Kurti tried to establish a proper state and a rule of law. The previous ones didn’t do shiet for Kosovo or its people, which led Serbia’s campaign successful in undermining Kosovo. Remember that Serbs in Kosovo have been avoiding paying their bills, refused to acknowledge the law, and refused to accept the new status quo for 20 years. This time of inaction has led to new Serb sentiment and hope to recapture Kosovo, which is why Kurti has taken a harsh stance. EU and US should be thanking Kurti for doing more to settle things than what they have the last two decades.

[@MPM451]

Huge majority of humanity does not recognize Kosovo-why should serbs do? As soon as there will be an opening-kosovo "independence" will disappear as same as "nagorno karabakh's" 30 years of "independence"....

[@FilipCordas]

Kosovo doesn't have laws or a construction, they are a drug dealing colony of the US and they are only doing as Americans say. Also, there is no conflict between Kosovo and Serbia there is only a conflict between the US and Serbia. The reason Serbs ignore Kosovo authorities is because all they can do is ask Americans to force the Serbs to comply and they don't want to bother with minor things.

[@AlOfNorway]

@@MPM451 majority of humanity does recognise Kosovo. It was always a majority since it was founded. And you just answered my question, which is that Serbs want to reoccupy Kosovo despite having almost no presence there. Conflict is easy to create but the bloodshed of war destroys all. Independent of that, Albanians will fight for their freedom.

[@alexanderjdivic4784]

@@AlOfNorway No it doesn't. China and India are the majority of the world's populations and neither support the bogus state of "kosovo." The Serbs cannot occupy what is theirs, and when Nato is gone they will retake what's theirs. You literally have to hope nato is around forever. The Serbs will wait centuries if they need to, doesn't matter.

[@notastone4832]

@@AlOfNorway nah, im from a nato country and serbs are based, albanians are gay.

[@creatoruser736]

Serbia is accusing someone else of ethnic cleansing? You f***ing wot mate?

[@MichaelCooney-zh8je]

Hopefully we don't make the insane mistake of adding Kosovo or Serbia to the EU,

[@Salvaeusall]

Hopefully , EU will not exist for too long. I give it two years max

[@bruhmane1944]

The EU is always sympathetic about Serbia. In September there was a terrorist attack on Kosovo from armed Serbs and Vucic was hanging out with the headers terrorist Radojcic afterwards. Also, the Albanian minority in Serbia all use dinars, why can’t the Serbs in Kosovo do the same. The double standard is crazy.

[@Sp9i]

There are many double standards for each side you’re clearly looking at this situation through a biased perspective

[@Gmx92]

Remember: Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia and NATO send in soldiers to protect this independence. South Ossetia and Abkhazia both unilaterally declared independence from Georgia and Russia sent troops to protect their independence in 2008.

[@nigelgarrett7970]

Except for the international diplomatic efforts prior to this, and a UN Security Council resolution that Russia also voted for. Was there any of these prior to Russia intervening in these regions?

[@Gmx92]

@@nigelgarrett7970 Russia intervened because Georgia had already sent troops on the ground to South Ossetia, it was an immediate defensive action

[@nigelgarrett7970]

@@Gmx92 Those wicked Georgians, sending troops around their own country. And before you compare it to Serbia sending it's troops to Kosovo, the Georgian troops weren't trying to massacre the locals.

[@MPM451]

You are wrong,NATO sent its troop in 1999,kosovo déclaréd its "independence" in 2008....you are wrong as usual....

[@Gmx92]

@@MPM451 Kosovo was a separatist region when nato attacked and declared independence after nato brutally attacked serbia. If Moldova sent troops to win back control of Transistria and Russia brutally attacked Moldova to prevent that, I doubt you would be defending Russia

[@ballabingoaug9533]

why did you guys not mute the cough at 4:43 ?

[@OW2Clipz]

Kurti knows Kosovo will turn into republika srbska left unchecked.

[@InAeternumRomaMater]

Kosovo je Serbjia🇷🇴🤝🏻🇷🇸

[@alexanderjdivic4784]

I consulted the "fact checkers" on this and turns out you are CORRECT!

[@tsuchan]

Maybe some people understood all of that. It was like "TLDR" for me, even though quarter of it was a commercial for Nebula.

[@Fly0High]

For all the EU is sinking in the ukrane it would be better off by delivering on what it promissed to the former yuguslavia states 25 years ago

[@avesiolhamiti9124]

You just forgot to say how those dinars enter Kosova . Illegally

[@Salvaeusall]

😂

[@bozakarlin9034]

Integrity implies the territorial integrity of a country and its indivisibility. Advocates of territorial integrity cannot simultaneously be advocates of the right to secession. One excludes the other. In the case of America, it can be seen that in the case of Kosovo it is the main preacher of that right, while in the case of Texas it is a complete opponent of that right. Texas is unique in America in wanting to secede from the parent state. If America is consistent it should allow Texas to secede because it represents the will of the majority of the people in that area. how America again applies the rule differently, striving to maintain the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the form of a federal state. That rule can go on indefinitely, given that within the territory where the minority that seeks independence is concentrated, there is always another minority that could seeks independence. The case of Kosovo is that now the Serbs represent a minority in the north of Kosovo, and if a consistent rule on self-determination is applied, then they should also get independence. In the case of Ukraine, international law is insisted on, and in the case of Serbia, this is not respected.