What do you know about... Kosovo?

[u/MarktpLatz]

This is the thirty-second part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Today's country:

Kosovo

Kosovo is a partially recognized state in the balkan. It belonged to the Ottoman empire from the 15th until the beginning of the 20th century. After being part of Yugoslavia for most of the 20th century, Kosovo unilaterally declared independence in 2008. It has been recognized as a country by 111 nations, but Serbia refuses to recognize it as a souverign state. Notable european countries refusing to recognize Kosovo include Spain (because of separatist movements in Spain), Greece and Russia (there are several more, you can check the list linked).

So, what do you know about Kosovo?

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Major thanks to /u/our_best_friend, who took care of these threads during my absence.

[u/ectoban → u/[deleted]]

A Russian who doesn't know what a pogrom is. Nothing shocks me anymore...

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Every -phobic is bad here except russophobic and maybe slavophobic.

Idk why but it's depressing.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

turkophobia is also strong.

[u/Linquista → u/[deleted]]

Oh pls. When you've been rambling shit all around the thread about Albanians and now whine against racism against Russians? Very hypocritical.

[u/Linquista → u/[deleted]]

Serach Serbs in Kosovo and then go NEws in google It's stoned bus/intimidated/arrested/stabbed/shot etc, mostly by Albanians. As for who is being repressed, the 2004 pogrom is the best example, 5 years after the war and Albanians still want to get rid of the small numbers of Serbs left. What rights do Albanians not have in Serbia? The same ones that started yet another terrorist uprising on Serbian soil are allowed to live, practise their religion,and use Albanian symbolism, which is a lot more than many countries would let you have. Serbs in Kosovo have less rights day by day and are intimidated daily. Serbs do not have an option to return, their homes are burned and monasteries razed, there is literally nowhere to return, which is the definition of Ethnic cleansing.

Just one example. You are cherry picking stuff to suit your narrative. Also a lot of that is bullshit, it's like you're some child in elementary that immediately believes everything their teacher tells them. I don't mind that, I personally don't care what some Russian thinks about us. But when you write a thousand comments about Albanians doing this and that, and Serbs being in the right, it does give a certain impression. And then being surprised when your country is accused of doing shit, is really fucking funny.

[u/Linquista → u/[deleted]]

Lol it took you 2 days to come up with a response?

[u/Robzah → u/[deleted]]

Because people can't really differentiate between the actions of a government or a group of people and individuals. I don't hate you, but if I met you in real life, I wouldn't really trust you.

It's nothing personal, it's just because of historical grievances, in some cases, including Romania, territorial disputes (if you can call the situation in Moldova that), lack of personal interaction with Russian people and the bad publicity your government is getting.

That's why, especially online, Russians get shit from other Europeans.