Ukrainian flag removed from building in central Pristina: "Kosovo must be respected"

Ulyana Krychkovska-Bogdanova, KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO - 9 August, 16:44

Ukrainian flag being removed in Pristina. Photo: Screenshot from a video posted on Pristina mayor’s Facebook page

The Ukrainian flag was removed from a building in central Pristina on Sunday.

Source: Pristina Mayor Përparim Rama on Facebook, as reported by European Pravda

Details: The mayor of Pristina posted a video showing the Ukrainian flag being removed from the building and said that "the state of Kosovo must be respected".

Quote: "When Kosovo is not respected, the capital, Pristina, always responds in the same way.

Our compassion and solidarity will always be with peoples facing war, violence and persecution. After all, we, more than many others, know what it means to fight for freedom, dignity and the right to exist as a state."

Details: However, he stressed that "no cause and no policy can be based on humiliating the statehood of Kosovo and the sacrifices of its people".

Background:

On 8 August, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Serbia, where he met with Aleksandar Vučić.
During Zelenskyy's visit, Vučić said he did not believe Serbia would be able to join the EU in the near future.

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