Wrote: Festim Rizanaj
The Serbian-language media outlet "Informer.rs" published an article today (August 20) claiming that Prime Minister Albin Kurti is ready to invade northern Kosovo by force, publicly threatening all Serbs!
The article refers to statements by Prime Minister Albin Kurti, given to the Voice of America (VOA) during his stay in the United States (US), to participate in the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Based on the statement given by Kurti, there is no question of any threat to Serbs.
Link to the article published on "Informer.rs":
https://informer.rs/vesti/politika/935888/kurti-zapretio-otvaranjem-mosta-na-ibru
Parts of the article published in "Informer", translated into Albanian:
Title: Kurti is no longer ashamed of anything! The terrorist ready to violently invade northern Kosovo and Metohija publicly threatened all Serbs!
Subtitle: Kurti publicly threatened all Serbs and said that the opening of the bridge over the Ibar River will take place as soon as possible and that this decision is in the interest of all citizens.
What did Kurti really say to Voice of America?
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti stated in an interview with Voice of America that the opening of the bridge over the Ibar River to vehicle traffic will take place according to a plan that his government has shared with American and European partners. He emphasized that Pristina has held consultations with the Serbian community in northern and southern Kosovo and has tested the physical and technical stability of the bridge, and that the opening of the bridge is not against anyone. (here)
"We are interested in opening the bridge based on the plan that we have shared with our American and European partners, friends, and allies."We have held consultations with the Serbian community in the north of Kosovo and in the south. Consultations have been held with the Albanians, as well as with the northern and southern municipalities of Mitrovica. We have also tested the physical and technical stability of the bridge over the Ibar and are doing a design, decoration, because we also need to take care of the visual appearance of this bridge. We want to do it as soon as possible.
"We are listening carefully to all the comments and suggestions. I have never had more consultations and coordination, and I am optimistic that we will have both the rule of law and freedom of movement on the one hand, and peace and security on the other." The opening of the bridge is not against anyone, it is for the Serbian community, for Albanians, for Bosniaks and for all minorities."Europe has torn down all the walls, we are in Europe and we must open this bridge too."
He said that in relation to this issue, Kosovo aims not to surprise its partners on the one hand, but on the other hand, not to allow this issue to drag on indefinitely.
""But we will not surprise our European and American partners, friends and allies on the one hand, but on the other hand, we will not be able to allow this issue to drag on indefinitely. We have good will and intention and we believe that opening this bridge is right, necessary, good and beneficial for everyone."
Analyze:
Serbian media outlet "Informer.rs" has published an article claiming that Prime Minister Albin Kurti has threatened to forcibly occupy northern Kosovo and the Serbs, a claim derived from Kurti's statements to the Voice of America, although the statements of the head of the Kosovo executive do not contain such threats.
Kurti stressed that the opening of the bridge will be carried out according to a plan shared with American and European partners, including consultations with the Serbian community in the north and south of Kosovo, and that this opening is for the benefit of all communities, including Serbs, Albanians, Bosniaks and other minorities, and against no one.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates the claim as a "conspiracy theory".
Reasoning:
"Conspiracy theories" are considered to be informational content that contains a false or unverifiable description of a phenomenon, event or person, presenting it as part or the result of a secret plan ("conspiracy"). The characteristic of these contents is that they present a series of claims, presented as facts, between which cause-effect relationships are established, without providing any reliable evidence.