Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
Articles are being published in Serbian, with headlines claiming that a general attack on Serbia is being prepared, following the statement by acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti: "We will create a joint military unit with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania."
Articles with this claim in the title were published on Monday (September 8) by the media "b92.net”And“alo.rs".
What is the truth?
Hibrid.info has found that a possible general attack on Serbia was not mentioned in Kurti's speech at the meeting of the General Council of the Vetevendosje Movement (LVV).
Hibrid.info has verified the texts of the articles and noted that they do not report a prepared attack on Serbia.
Kurti delivered a speech before the General Council of the entity he leads, where he received the nomination for prime minister from LVV. The same, listing the commitments that await him if he takes over the task of head of the executive, mentioned the allocation of a budget of over 1 billion euros for the army, the deepening and expansion of international bilateral and multilateral cooperation with NATO member states, the functionalization of the Munitions Factory, the development of military drones "Made in Kosovo" and cooperation with Albania, where he highlighted the creation of a joint military unit with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania (see here).
In his speech, he did not present these possible developments in the field of defense as related to Serbia.
Which means that the claim of preparing a general attack, following Kurti's statement on the creation of a joint military unit with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania, is an unfounded interpretation.
On March 18, 2025, Kosovo, Albania and Croatia signed a declaration in Tirana on cooperation in the field of defense and security, with the aim of strengthening military interoperability, combating hybrid threats and coordinating policies for Euro-Atlantic integration. The Defense Ministers of the three countries emphasized that this initiative aims to maintain regional peace and stability, develop the defense industry and prepare armies according to NATO standards (see here).
Analyze:
The claim that preparations for a general attack on Serbia have been announced following the statement by acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti on the creation of a joint military unit with the Armed Forces of Albania is unfounded.
Kurti, in the speech to which the aforementioned media outlets referred, spoke only about strengthening Kosovo's defense capacities and cooperation with Albania, without linking this to any attack on Serbia.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses these reports with this content as "Manipulation of facts".
Reasoning:
“Factual manipulation” is a rating given to informational content that uses facts known to be accurate but interprets them in a distorted manner. These reports typically use accurate information to draw incorrect conclusions or claims, thereby misleading consumers of media content about the actual meaning of the facts presented.