Grenell "enters" the campaign: Albin Kurti is an unreliable partner, the US and the EU do not want him

2025-02-03 18:35:07Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Grenell "enters" the campaign: Albin Kurti is an unreliable partner,
Albin Kurti and Richard Grenell

Just 5 days before the elections in Kosovo, Albin Kurti has received a strong blow from the United States.

Trump's envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, also known for his clashes with Albin Kurti, has denied the claims of the Kosovo Prime Minister that his government's relations with the new administration in Washington are very good.

In a harsh message that Grenell appears to be trying to influence Sunday's elections in Kosovo, he calls Kurti an unreliable partner who has taken unilateral actions. According to Grenell, the international community is united against Kurti.

"I have many friends in Kosovo and Albania and many friends in Serbia and around the region. The Trump administration has worked and will continue to work for peace in the Balkans. But we need reliable partners. The Kurti government was not reliable during Trump's first term nor during the Biden administration. Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized Kurti repeatedly for taking unilateral steps that are destabilizing the region. So have the EU and NATO. The international community is united against Kurti ," Grenell said.

Grenell further adds that American companies are expanding in Albania and Serbia, but not in Kosovo. And this is happening because of Kurti, Grenell says.

"The rhetoric now being used by Kurti, claiming that he is close to the US and better than all other governments in Kosovo, is absolutely false. Don't be fooled," Grenell says.

According to the American diplomat, the Kosovo Prime Minister has opposed every idea proposed by Presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden and Trump.

Richard Grenell, who served as special envoy for the Western Balkans in the first Trump administration, has criticized Prime Minister Kurti's approach. However, he has maintained warm relations with Serbia and has been honored with an award by President Aleksandar Vučić.


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