Pavkovic: Pristina’s attempt to gain the international community’s support for accusations against Belgrade has failed

Milos Pavkovic, an associate at the European Policy Center, believes it is good news for the Serbian side that the new EU administration has focused on investigating the incident at the Ibar-Lepenac canal in Zubin Potok, despite Pristina's immediate attempt to blame Belgrade in hopes of quickly securing international support.
Pavkovic points out that the new EU administration reacted swiftly, condemning the attack and calling for an investigation to clarify the details of the event in Zubin Potok.
However, he notes that although Pristina pointed fingers at Belgrade for the incident, none of the leaders in Brussels followed this narrative.
"No one accused Belgrade. Instead, they focused solely on the investigation and its results, which I believe is good news for Serbia and bad news for Pristina, whose goal was to quickly blame Belgrade and gain international support for this claim. They failed in that," Pavkovic told Kosovo Online.
He explains that the meeting with Western Balkan leaders was primarily scheduled to demonstrate the new EU administration’s interest in collaboration with the region and its commitment to enlargement.
"These meetings were organized because we have a new administration, a new High Representative for Foreign Policy, the new (and returning) President of the European Commission, and a new President of the European Council. The idea was to open a new chapter and begin talks with Western Balkan leaders. The key messages were that the EU is interested in enlargement and that the new administration will work on this. However, we also saw skeptical messages from Belgrade, both regarding foreign policy and resolving the Kosovo issue. President Vucic also expressed some negative views during his visit to Brussels," Pavkovic said.
He assesses that the Balkans remain a high priority for the new EU administration, alongside Ukraine, which is at war with Russia.
"It seems to me the real question is how prepared the Western Balkans are to commit to the reforms necessary for EU membership," Pavkovic emphasized.
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