The Latest Breaking News from Aleksandar Vucic

As violence flares, Washington has shown it has influence, while Brussels’s policies have shown weakness.

Leaders from the Western Balkans and several European countries are meeting for an annual summit in the Albanian capital Tirana, with few concrete decisions expected amid heightened tensions across the region.

An escalation into a conflict in the Western Balkans was averted but the likelihood of future flare-ups remains high.

Serbia’s president has denied reports of a military buildup along the border with Kosovo

Kosovo leader Albin Kurti alleges Serbian president aims to instigate a conflict with Kosovo; Vucic denies accusation.

United States urges Belgrade to stand down after deployment of Serbian tanks and artillery near Kosovo border.

Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off a daylong gunbattle with police that left one officer and three attackers dead

Kosovo is observing a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police officer killed by Serb gunmen dressed in combat uniforms who later took refuge at an Orthodox monastery on Sunday

At least 30 gunmen killed a Kosovar Albanian police officer then stormed an Orthodox monastery in Kosovo near its border with Serbia, setting off ongoing gunbattles that have left three assailants dead and raised tensions between the two former wartime foes as they seek to normalize ties.

Kosovo's prime minister on Sunday said one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack he blamed on support from neighboring Serbia, increasing tensions between the two former war foes.

Kosovo’s prime minister says one police officer has been killed and another wounded in an attack he blames on support from neighboring Serbia