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| Donald Trump. Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP |
The Trump administration has offered a number of clear signals in the last week that its support for independent Kosovo will not waver, despite hopes among some Serbs that the new president’s desire for rapprochement with Russia might also make him more sympathetic to Belgrade’s cause.
Recent statements from his administration appear to have answered some of the questions that have occupied Balkan officials and experts who have been pondering in recent months whether Trump will continue the policy of previous US presidents or move closer to Serbia in order to please Russia.
The most obvious signal came from the recently-named US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, who stressed the need for Kosovo to become a full member of the UN.
“In Kosovo, while more must be done to strengthen governance and the rule of law, the United States believes that the international community must recognize Kosovo’s great strides since independence,” Haley said on February 21 at a UN Security Council debate on conflicts in Europe.
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