Serbia Won’t Let Kosovo Join UN Despite Strong Western Pressure

Aleksandar VucicPhotographer: Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg
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There is no chance that Serbia will let Kosovo join the United Nations despite intense pressure from the US and European nations, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said.

Serbia still regards its former province, which declared independence in 2008 almost a decade after the two sides fought a war on mostly ethnic lines, as its territory. Belgrade relies on veto-wielding UN members China and Russia to oppose Kosovo receiving international recognition.