Why the West Has Fallen Out with Kosovo

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Recently, the Kosovo Prime Minister claimed that Kosovo’s relationships with the West have never been better. But, this isn’t exactly true, so, in this video, we examine what went wrong and why the West has now turned its back on Kosovo.

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Sources:

1 – https://x.com/RichardGrenell/status/1886418809629884697
2 – https://www.iri.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WB-Poll-mini-deck-final_4.24.pdf
3 – https://www.iri.org/news/iri-kosovo-poll-shows-desire-to-join-eu-and-nato/
4 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65759214
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8 – https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/08/07/opening-of-ibar-bridge-sparks-controversy-in-north-kosovo
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11 – https://twitter.com/USAmbKosovo/status/1753896378739171526/photo/1
12 – https://lansinginstitute.org/2023/06/13/the-aggressive-policy-of-kosovar-premier-albin-kurti-has-reached-a-breaking-point-with-the-us-and-the-european-powers/
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14 – https://www.npr.org/2020/06/05/870227931/how-a-trump-diplomat-helped-bring-down-kosovos-government
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00:00 – Introduction
00:59 – Context
03:28 – Kurti’s Hardline Serbia Stance
05:39 – EU’s Appeasement of Vucic
06:55 – Kurti-Trump Relationship
08:00 – Conclusion
08:27 – Sponsored Content

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