Conflict in northern Kosovo

[Cybele]

The US ambassador to Pristina, Jeffrey Hovenier, announced that the United States had excluded Kosovo from the Washington-led Defender Europe military exercises because of these clashes:

“When we found out, we reacted strongly against it. The decision has had a negative impact on Kosovo’s reputation and has reversed efforts towards the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia,” said Hovenier.

He quoted the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who said that these actions will affect US-Kosovo relations.
Hovenier said that the cancellation of Kosovo’s participation in the “Defender Europe 2023” exercises, is the first consequence for the Government of Kosovo in this regard.

“Today there was no activity for ‘Defender Europe ’23’ and there won’t be. For Kosovo, those exercises have ended,” said Hovenier.
“We have asked the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, to take steps towards reducing tensions in the north. He has not responded to these requests. We are analyzing what our next actions will be”, he added.

https://euronews.al/en/cancellation-...ce-for-kosovo/

Looks like USA does not want another open front in Europe (Russia and China already expressed support for Serbia). Good! It’s for the best if the situation will not escalate further.

[Blondie]

Looks like USA does not want another open front in Europe (Russia and China already expressed support for Serbia). Good! It’s for the best if the situation will not escalate further.

Maybe yes maybe not, but this region is a powder keg and it could explode at any time, just like always in the history. Tons of minority lives outside of the borders, not just serbs, but others too. In my opinion, we need fair borders which follow the ethnic line + Bosnia as country doesnt work, thats pretty clear.

[Varda]

Most of them are clanish barbarians whom commies made to believe they're some kind of ubermensch. Btw I see that Albanian shqips are not that insane but those siptars are alternatively gifted.

[Victor]

Tell us more about criminality in Russia which is daily lifestyle over there. No need to be afraid, you are probably using a VPN so you might not end in Gulag if you give your honest opinion

Everyday and petty criminal in European part of Russia is quite low, Moscow and most of cities have lower crime rates than most of European capitals. It's so fun to listen some bizarre nonsense from ubermensch euroshqip, which gulag and vpn, who gives a damn about my opinion?

[Victor]

Tell us

Whom "us"? Why do you always write "us", "we" and so on, which group do you represent? It sounds weird

[Cybele]

Maybe yes maybe not, but this region is a powder keg and it could explode at any time, just like always in the history. Tons of minority lives outside of the borders, not just serbs, but others too. In my opinion, we need fair borders which follow the ethnic line + Bosnia as country doesnt work, thats pretty clear.

Yes, you make a good point. Conflicts can reignite and politically, it remains a problematic region. But, at the moment, it’s good that a bigger power like USA wants a de-tension of this conflict. Given the current situation in Europe, an escalation involving NATO, Russia, China etc. would be a really bad idea.
As for how the tensions in the old “powder keg” should be solved non-violently, it’s open for debate as it is a complicated and touchy subject. I’ll refrain from giving a personal opinion this time, as I am not knowledgeable enough. For example, I don’t really know the situation of Bosnia.

[Incal]

Maybe yes maybe not, but this region is a powder keg and it could explode at any time, just like always in the history. Tons of minority lives outside of the borders, not just serbs, but others too. In my opinion, we need fair borders which follow the ethnic line + Bosnia as country doesnt work, thats pretty clear.

That's what happens when population exchange is not properly done. There should not be minorities in the Balkans.

[Cybele]

That's what happens when population exchange is not properly done. There should not be minorities in the Balkans.

Yes. Maybe proper population exchange would be good.

[Dušan]

Yes. Maybe proper population exchange would be good.

Well, they are looking for better life out of Kosovo for years.



Now, after visa liberalisation their migrations toward UK, Germany and other EU countries will be even more massive.

[Hulu]

Everyday and petty criminal in European part of Russia is quite low, Moscow and most of cities have lower crime rates than most of European capitals. It's so fun to listen some bizarre nonsense from ubermensch euroshqip, which gulag and vpn, who gives a damn about my opinion?

I don't think he's talking about petty criminals but state crimes against individuals. Let's not pretend there is free speech in Russia. How many accidental deaths have been in the past years.

Let's start with businessmen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspic...%E2%80%932023)


Name Age at death Position Date of death Count of deaths Place body was discovered Circumstances
Leonid Shulman 60 Director of Transport of Gazprom[13][5][4] 30 January 2022 1 Russia Bathroom of a residence in Leningrad Oblast[4] Suicide note found next to his body[4]
Igor Nosov 43 CEO of the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (KRDV) and former Deputy governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 8 February 2022 1 Russia Moscow Reportedly suffered a stroke[14]
Alexander Tyulakov 61 Deputy General Director of the Unified Settlement Center of Gazprom[13][5][4] 25 February 2022 1 Russia Garage of a residence in Saint Petersburg[4] Suicide note found on his body[4]
Mikhail Watford 66 Businessman[13][15][5][4] 28 February 2022 1 United Kingdom Garage of a residence in Surrey, England[4] British authorities have not found evidence of a crime[4]
Vasily Melnikov 43 CEO and owner of Medstorm[13][5][4] 23 March 2022 4 Russia Apartment in Nizhny Novgorod[4] Wife and two sons found dead beside him[4]
Vladislav Avayev 51 Former Vice President of Gazprombank[13][5][16] 18 April 2022 3 Russia Apartment in Moscow[4] Wife and 13-year-old daughter found dead beside him[4]
Sergey Protosenya 55 Former Deputy Chairman of Novatek.[13][5][16][4] 19 April 2022 3 Spain Garden of a residence in Lloret de Mar, Spain[4] Hanged from a handrail;[17] wife and daughter found dead in their beds with blunt axe wounds[17] and stab wounds[4]
Andrei Krukovsky 37 General Director of the Estosadok Krasnaya Polyana, a ski resort owned by Gazprom[5][16] 1 May 2022 1 Russia Below a cliff near the Achipse Fortress [ru] in Sochi[5][16] Reportedly "fell off a cliff" while hiking to Achipse Fortress [ru][16]
Alexander Subbotin 43[18] Board member of Lukoil[19][5] 8 May 2022 1 Russia Basement of a Jamaican shaman's residence in Moscow[4] Reportedly died from a "drug-induced heart attack" during a shamanic ritual, though critics allege "toad poison"[4]
Yuri Voronov 61 CEO of Astra Shipping, a subcontractor of Gazprom[5] 4 July 2022 1 Russia Swimming pool of a residence in Leningrad Oblast[5] Gunshot wounds to the head, pistol found next to his body[5]
Dan Rapoport 52 Businessman[20] 14 August 2022 1 United States 2400 M Street NW, Washington, D.C., United States Found in the street after an apparent fall from his high rise apartment building[20]
Ravil Maganov 67 Chair of Lukoil[5] 1 September 2022 1 Russia Below a window of the Kremlin Hospital, Moscow[21] Reportedly hospitalised for heart problems and depression, then "fell out of a window"[21][22]
Ivan Pechorin 39 Director of Aviation of the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (KRDV) 10 September 2022[23][24] 1 Russia On a beach in Beregovoi, 160 km (99 mi) from Vladivostok Drowned at Cape Ignatyev, Vladivostok; body found washed up in Beregovoe two days later;[24] allegedly fell from his boat[25]
Vladimir Sungorkin [ru] 68 Editor-in-chief of Komsomolskaya Pravda 14 September 2022[26] 1 Russia Roshchino [ru], Khabarovsky District, Khabarovsk Krai Reportedly suffered a stroke and suffocated while on the way to lunch[26]
Anatoly Gerashchenko [ru] 72 Former Head of Moscow Aviation Institute 21 September 2022[27][28] 1 Russia Stairway within the Moscow Aviation Institute[27][28] Reportedly fell down a flight of stairs inside the institute[27][28]
Pavel Pchelnikov 52 Director of Digital Logistics, a Russian Railways subsidiary[29][30] 28 September 2022[30] 1 Russia On the balcony of an apartment in Moscow[29][30] Allegedly shot himself on the balcony of his apartment[29][30]
Nikolay Petrunin 46 Deputy of the State Duma 12 October 2022 1 Russia Unnamed hospital in Moscow Alleged complications of COVID-19[31][32]
Nikolai Mushegian 29 Co-founder of MakerDAO, a cryptocurrency platform 28 October 2022 1 United States Ashford Beach, Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States Drowned hours after tweeting.[33]
Vyacheslav Taran 53 Co-founder of Libertex, a cryptocurrency and foreign exchange market company 25 November 2022[34] 1 France Villefranche-sur-Mer, French Riviera, France Died in helicopter crash after taking off from Switzerland[35]
Vladimir Makei 64 Belarus foreign minister 26 November 2022 1 Unknown “Makei’s friends say he was painfully upset by the collapse of the course he was leading,” reported Nasha Niva, adding that those close to him did not believe he was murdered.[36]
Grigory Kochenov 41 Creative Director of Agima, an IT company 7 December 2022 1 Russia Volodarsky Street, Nizhny Novgorod Reportedly fell to his death from his balcony while officials from the Investigative Committee executed a search warrant for his apartment[37]
Dmitriy Zelenov 50 Co-founder of Don-Story, a construction company 9 December 2022 1 France Antibes, French Riviera, France Reportedly felt ill and fell over a railing and hit his head, later died in the emergency room without regaining consciousness[38][39]
Vladimir Bidenov 61 Business associate and travel companion of Pavel Antov 22 December 2022 1 India Hotel Sai International, Rayagada, Odisha, India Died of heart problems, though reportedly had no prior history; two days later his close companion died at the same hotel under suspicious circumstances[40][41]
Alexander Buzakov [ru] 66 Director General of the Admiralty Shipyards 24 December 2022 1 Russia Saint Petersburg Died suddenly the day after he attended the float-out ceremony of the new Lada class submarine Velikie Luki [ru]. No explanation was given on the cause of death[42]
Pavel Antov 65 Founder of Vladmirsky Standart, a meat processing company, and deputy (member) of the Legislative Assembly of Vladimir Oblast 24 December 2022 1 India Below a window of Hotel Sai International, Rayagada, Odisha, India Fell out of window from Hotel Sai International;[43] another Russian colleague, Vladimir Bidenov, died in the same hotel two days prior.[44][45]
Alexei Maslov 69 Former Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces and special representative of Uralvagonzavod.[46][47] 24 December 2022[46] 1 Russia Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital, Moscow[citation needed] Died "unexpectedly" in a military hospital, no cause given.[46]
Magomed Abdulaev 61 Former Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Dagestan [ru] 5 January 2023 1 Russia Makhachkala, Dagestan Died at a hospital after being hit by a car while crossing a street[48]
Dmitry Pawochka 49 Former manager of Roscosmos, Sukhoi, Lukoil, Bank Menatep and Russdragmet, while presently or formerly involved with many others. 26 January 2023 1 Russia 17th floor of a building on Leningradsky Avenue, Moscow Burned alive after falling asleep with a lit cigarette[49]
Vladimir Makarov 72 Former Russian police general in charge of cracking down on anti-war protesters. 13 February 2023 1 Russia At his suburban home northwest of Moscow State-run TASS news agency reported him found dead, in an apparent suicide, following his dismissal by President Vladimir Putin.[50][51]
Marina Yankina 58 Head of the financial support department of the Ministry of Defence for the Western Military District. 16 February 2023 1 Russia House on Zamshina Street, St. Petersburg Found dead after falling from a window on the 16th-floor of a high-rise building.[52][53][54]
Viatcheslav Rovneiko 59 Oil magnate, co-founder of Urals Energy, co-owner of Belgian oil company Nafta (B) NV, director of Interregional Fuel Union; ex-KGB spy. 22 February 2023 1 Russia Unspecified gated village near Moscow Found unconscious in his house; subsequent medical help could not save his life.[55][56]
Igor Shkurko 49 Deputy director of Yakutskenergo [ru]. 4 April 2023 1 Russia Pre-trial detention center in Yakutsk Found dead in his cell; allegedly suicide.[57]
Pyotr Kucherenko 46 State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation 20 May 2023 1 Russia Mineralnye Wody Airport Died after falling ill on board a flight from Cuba to Russia.[58][59][60]