NATO Forces Guard Municipality Building in Kosovo

Polish soldiers stood at the municipality building in Zvecan on Wednesday, while protesters on the other side of the barrier waved a large Serbian flag amidst applause and chants. The mayor of Leposavic, another town in northern Kosovo, remained in his office on Wednesday after arriving at the municipality on Monday amidst protests from Serbs. The United States and its allies held Kosovo responsible for escalating tensions with Serbia, stating, "The use of force to install mayors in areas with Serbian ethnic populations in Kosovo undermines efforts to improve the deteriorating bilateral relations." French President Emmanuel Macron made similar remarks on Wednesday, stating that "the unrest has sharply increased since Albanian-origin mayors took office." Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti accused Serbia of being behind the protests erupting in the north of the country to destabilize his nation.