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TIRANA, Albania | Kosovo premier, NATO chief speak amid Serbia tensions

TIRANA, Albania  — Kosovo’s prime minister and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg have spoken on the phone about the country’s plan to form a new army, a move that has been strongly contested by Serbia and the alliance.

A statement from Kosovo’s government on Thursday said Ramush Haradinaj assured Stoltenberg the transition from the Kosovo Security Force into a regular army would be done in…

BELGRADE, Serbia | Serbian premier: Armed intervention in Kosovo an option

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s prime minister warned on Wednesday that the formation of a Kosovo army could trigger Serbia’s armed intervention in the former province — the bluntest warning so far amid escalating tensions in the Balkans.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that she hopes “we won’t ever have to use our army, but unfortunately that is currently one of the options on the table.”

Ko…