Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, during a statement to the media, claimed that on November 6, the Kosovo Government could launch an action to take control of the "Valač" transformer station near Zvečan.
Vučić bases his claim on some information he claims to possess, but without giving details about the source of the information. He told Serbian media yesterday (October 26) that he was concerned about the threats from Pristina and, as he put it, its intention to seize the Valac transformer station in Kosovo, but noted that those who had such plans had “made a big mistake.”
Excerpt from the text of the article published in Serbian media, translated into Albanian:
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Tuesday that he was concerned about threats from Pristina and its intention to seize the Valac transformer station in Kosovo-Metohija, but noted that those who had such plans had "made a big mistake".
Those who are planning such things should think carefully about their actions, Vucic said.
"However, I'm not happy about this, I'm worried... and, unfortunately, we can only make forced moves, through no fault of our own," he said.
"Therefore, it is important to respect the Brussels Agreement, so that we do not get into a situation like the one we are in today, but they are very wrong if they think this suits them," Vučić said.
In recent days, it was announced in the media that there is a risk that Kurti will exploit the situation to control the Valaç substation, through which more than 85% of electricity comes to northern Kosovo and Metohija and to Gazivoda.
As for other threats, he says he is sure they are planning it, as for a "certain" reason they are waiting for November 6th, in the upcoming period to take "Valacin".
Links to the article published in several online media in Serbia:
http://www.tanjug.rs/full-view_en.aspx?izb=693162
https://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2021&mm=10&dd=26&nav_category=640&nav_id=2045780
Below you can find the article published in Albanian on several portals in Kosovo:
https://www.rtklive.com/sq/news-single.php?ID=565120
Analyze:
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has claimed without evidence that on November 6, the Kosovo Government will launch an action to take control of the "Valač" transformer station near Zvečan.
These claims by the Serbian president are not based on a single reference, but are all rumored and not substantiated by any facts.
Based on this fact check, the hibrid.info team decides to assess these articles, Vučić's claims, as "conspiracy theories".
Reasoning:
"Conspiracy theories" are media reports that disseminate a false or unverifiable description of a phenomenon, event, or person, presenting it as part of or the result of a secret plan ("conspiracy"). A characteristic of these reports is that they present a series of claims, presented as facts, between which cause-effect relationships are established, without providing any credible evidence.