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The Kosovo authorities have announced on Thursday that they have removed a billboard in Zveçan, with photos of various personalities - including the president of Serbia and Russia - on the grounds that symbols of persons who have an aggressive approach to Kosovo will not be allowed.
The news was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Xhelal Sveçla.
In addition to the Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and the Serbian President, Vladimir Putin, the billboard also featured photos of the Serbian tennis player, Novak Djokovic, the Serbian surgeon, Zoran Krivokapić, the diplomat Yugoslavian Kostic, the former director of the Office for Kosovo in the Government of Serbia, Marko Djuric, and the president of the Committee of the Republika Srpska for assistance to the Serbs in Kosovo, Milorad Arllovit.
All have previously been declared honorary citizens of Zvecan, one of the four municipalities with a Serb majority in northern Kosovo.
A good part of them have also expressed publicly against the citizenship of Kosovo.
"The only symbol of Serbia within our state will be its embassy in Pristina", Sveçla wrote on Facebook, while publishing a video where workers contracted by the Government of Kosovo were seen removing the billboard.
"From today, the symbolism of dictators or countries that are aggressive in relation to Kosovo and its existence will not be allowed in any corner", Sveçla said, among other things.
"The Republic of Kosovo is clearly defined for its democratic values and Euro-Atlantic orientation, while as institutions we remain committed to law and order and the implementation of constitutionality in every part of our country".
The billboard was located near the village of Banjské, the place where in September of last year, an armed Serbian group attacked the Kosovo Police, killing Sergeant Afrim Bunjaku.
Three Serbian attackers were also killed in the exchange of fire.
The Serbian tennis player, Djokovic, paid tribute to the Serbian attackers killed in Banjska, through several posts on social networks.
The responsibility for the attack has been taken by Millan Radoicic, former vice-president of the Serbian List - the main party of the Serbs in Kosovo that enjoys the support of Serbia.
Kosovo accuses Serbia of being behind the attack, which official Belgrade denies.
Serbia does not accept Kosovo's citizenship, while cultivating ties with Russia.
Serbia is the only country in the Western Balkans that has not imposed sanctions on Russia after the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022.
The European Union has called on Belgrade several times to act in accordance with the foreign policy of the European bloc - including imposing sanctions on Russia - as something like this is necessary on its way to European integration./ REL
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