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[00:00:00] the enemy to seek negotiations, the American president at the beginning of the war
[00:00:03] wrote two words: "Unconditional surrender, that's what
[00:00:07] they demanded from us, that same enemy after about 20
[00:00:11] days pleaded for negotiations in diplomacy, the Iranian nation
[00:00:14] showed that it knows very well how to defend its rights. I heard this
[00:00:18] from various officials, exactly in these words, you won the
[00:00:22] war in
[00:00:23] diplomacy.
[00:00:30] decapitation, so what now? what comes next? find out, you'll find
[00:00:33] out. are you still - massive escalation? is that still on the table? well, we have
[00:00:37] that certainly that ability if we want to do that. yeah, you'll find out. you said you're low
[00:00:41] keying it with them, you're semi-negotiating. what exactly does that
[00:00:44] mean? uh, they ask
[00:00:47] for uh, reparations, you might say, or they
[00:00:50] ask for uh, money for the damage that
[00:00:54] we've done. i said, that's a good idea. well, we're going to ask for money for the damage they've done over a
[00:00:58] 50-year period. whether you go ss col or whether you go all of
[00:01:02] the people that were so badly
[00:01:04] Haris Mrkonja, you're watching sports news on hurt, so badly wounded or killed, many thousands of people,
[00:01:08] we've mind swept the entire straight, as you
[00:01:11] probably maybe heard, maybe you didn't here, but uh,
[00:01:14] but uh, we control the straight
[00:01:17] 100%. now, can they make trouble? yeah, they can make
[00:01:21] trouble, but they're broke,
[00:01:24] that dialogue they have no money, youran is broke, totally
[00:01:26] broke,
[00:01:28] in the latest wave. Conflicts
[00:01:32] the city between Russia and Ukraine have killed at least twelve people, while dozens have been injured.
[00:01:35] The Zaporizhzhia region was the hardest hit. Explosions
[00:01:38] echoed in Kyiv, where a children's hospital was damaged, and
[00:01:42] President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of using North
[00:01:46] Korean ballistic missiles. On the other hand, Ukraine has intensified
[00:01:49] attacks deep into Russian territory. In the Voronezh
[00:01:52] region, drones set fire to the logistics center of the retail
[00:01:56] giant Wildberries, killing one person.
[00:02:00] also confirmed attacks on oil infrastructure in the Orenburg
[00:02:03] region, about 1500 km from the front
[00:02:06] line.
[00:02:11] Periods of extreme heat are becoming more frequent, intense and
[00:02:14] prolonged, as climate change warms
[00:02:17] the planet, the World Meteorological Organization announced. Parts
[00:02:20] of Europe are experiencing their fifth
[00:02:23] heatwave this summer, accompanied by drought, forest fires and
[00:02:26] record temperatures. Experts point out that the current
[00:02:30] heat is the result of a prolonged high pressure system and
[00:02:33] multi-decade global
[00:02:36] between Kosovo and Serbia. And to warming. Very warm sea and dry soil further raise
[00:02:39] temperatures, creating a basis for long-term heat
[00:02:42] retention over large
[00:02:43] areas.
[00:02:48] the Mediterranean has been incredibly warm as have the waters
[00:02:52] um to the west of Europe as well, we see marine heat waves
[00:02:55] and those marine heat waves also feed into the kind of heat we're seeing over the
[00:02:59] land because the back part of the background warmth that this kind of high
[00:03:02] pressure systems are building on. in addition to that with the dry
[00:03:06] soil um we're also seeing now um it's
[00:03:10] kind of generally the case i should say that um when soil is
[00:03:13] wet it's harder to warm up and as that soil dries out it becomes much
[00:03:17] easier for the weather situation to
[00:03:21] warm the land up and then warm the air up so lots of these kind of
[00:03:24] factors are kind of coming together to see give us the record heat that we're seeing
[00:03:28] um this year.
[00:03:32] Apart from the thick shade in the forest there is no healthy place to
[00:03:36] stay, it's not easy for many to get there, it's difficult for everyone
[00:03:39] during the day, especially at
[00:03:41] night.
[00:03:44] The heat is still ongoing, and the highest daily temperatures range
[00:03:47] between 34 and 40 degrees
[00:03:50] Celsius. High temperatures also bring health problems, but
[00:03:54] citizens still try to enjoy the
[00:03:57] summer days. We endure the sea. We simply have
[00:04:00] no other choice, I think so, of course, we hide in the shade,
[00:04:03] definitely, I'm not crazy to go out in the sun now in the greatest heat,
[00:04:07] but that's how it goes, let there be more
[00:04:11] warmth, winter is long in Sarajevo, I can't stand it at all,
[00:04:15] I'm dying, suffering, silently, and what should I do when I have
[00:04:18] to go out, I really recommend to older
[00:04:21] people like me not to go out unnecessarily,
[00:04:24] they make themselves uncomfortable
[00:04:27] when healthy. Well, for this weather
[00:04:31] it's okay, summer is summer, isn't it? Doctors warn that high
[00:04:34] temperatures affect the body. Due to tropical
[00:04:37] nights, many cannot even sleep, and the consequences
[00:04:41] are exhaustion, increased nervousness, weaker
[00:04:43] concentration, and higher energy consumption.
[00:04:47] They advise cooling rooms, but avoiding
[00:04:50] large temperature differences. We darken that room
[00:04:53] during the day to ventilate it during
[00:04:57] the evening hours, we try to cool it to some optimal...
[00:05:00] ratio, to use light materials for
[00:05:04] bedding and of course, if air
[00:05:07] conditioning units are used today,
[00:05:10] the room should be cooled to some optimal temperature, never
[00:05:14] too low. Adequate fluid intake is one
[00:05:18] of the basic preventive measures during hot days,
[00:05:21] but it is also important to eat plenty of fresh fruit and
[00:05:24] vegetables. This will contribute
[00:05:27] to an easier feeling in the body, less
[00:05:30] body heating uh and uh then
[00:05:34] also easier sleep. Fried food,
[00:05:37] fatty food, foods that
[00:05:40] heat up such as red
[00:05:43] pepper, ginger, cinnamon
[00:05:46] should be avoided. A cool-down is expected only in the middle
[00:05:49] of next week. Until then, shade, plenty of fluids,
[00:05:53] enjoying the summer, but with extra
[00:05:57] caution.
[00:06:00] Next, watch the sports
[00:06:02] news.
[00:10:00] forecast.
[00:10:04] From tomorrow, we expect a slight drop in temperature. A slightly
[00:10:07] cooler air mass is moving from Central Europe towards the Balkans
[00:10:11] and will bring a slight drop in temperature tomorrow.
[00:10:15] Cloudiness will increase, and in some mountainous areas there will
[00:10:18] be conditions for local showers. In the coming
[00:10:21] hours, the wind will shift to northerly and strengthen,
[00:10:25] with possible showers and thunderstorms in some far northern areas. On
[00:10:28] Wednesday, the weather will be variable and cloudy, with rain or local
[00:10:32] showers and thunderstorms expected in mountainous areas.
[00:10:36] A moderate, occasionally strong northerly wind will blow. The minimum
[00:10:39] temperature in Bosnia will be up to 20°, warmer in the south
[00:10:42] up to 27°. The maximum tomorrow will be from
[00:10:46] 32 degrees to 39°.
[00:10:49] From Thursday, mostly
[00:10:53] sunny. On Thursday and Friday, the temperature will be up to 33
[00:10:56] degrees, in the south we expect up to
[00:10:58] 37, for the weekend then even a little warmer,
[00:11:02] the heat, according to current forecasts, will last at least
[00:11:06] another seven
[00:11:06] days.
[00:11:12] And that's all for the news, dear viewers, thank you for your attention, have a pleasant
[00:11:15] evening.
[00:11:50] Good evening, you are watching N1 news, I am Maja Žežilj, this is
[00:11:54] the story of the day.
[00:11:57] The fire in Peščara is under control, but the one at Stolovi near
[00:12:01] Kraljevo is still burning.
[00:12:04] Work is being done to bring it under control and
[00:12:07] localize it. In Peščara, up to 3,000
[00:12:11] hectares burned. The consequences will only be assessed later.
[00:12:14] I think the irreversible damage has already been done.
[00:12:18] napravljena.
[00:12:21] And these are the other news topics in the daily.
[00:12:27] In Gornji Milanovac, water restrictions were officially
[00:12:30] introduced. In the village of Vrnjčani, there has been no water
[00:12:34] for two weeks. Higher parts of the city, I say, for
[00:12:37] several hours, uh, have no
[00:12:40] water. And in Čačak, the ban on watering gardens, washing streets, and
[00:12:44] cars is in
[00:12:45] force.
[00:12:49] Diplomatic storm over Vučić's idea of diverting the
[00:12:53] Ibar. The state.
[00:12:55] These statements do not contribute to the goal of establishing normal relations
[00:13:01] that, you reacted promptly. To
[00:13:03] protect your Albanian
[00:13:05] lackeys.
[00:13:09] Student attacked in Novi Sad. At one
[00:13:12] point I thought I was going to lose consciousness, that it was over,
[00:13:16] simply for me, that I would end my
[00:13:19] life in that elevator. Four days later, police
[00:13:23] and prosecution without answers to questions about the search for
[00:13:26] the attacker,
[00:13:29] tomorrow's temperature up to 36 degrees in the mountains
[00:13:33] possible
[00:13:33] showers.
[00:13:38] Prolonged drought and high temperatures are taking their
[00:13:42] toll. In Serbia, the fight against fire has been going on for days,
[00:13:45] daily between
[00:13:48] 130-140
[00:13:50] fires break out. These are data from the sector for emergency
[00:13:53] situations. The extinguishing operation continues today on
[00:13:57] Mount Stolovi where it is most critical, due to strong
[00:14:00] winds the fire spread below the town of
[00:14:03] Šošanica, so far more than 200 hectares of grass and low vegetation
[00:14:07] have burned, extinguishing is hampered by
[00:14:10] inaccessible and steep terrain, extremely strong
[00:14:13] wind and high temperatures. In
[00:14:16] Deliblatska Peščara it is better, the fire is under control,
[00:14:19] but it is still active around Šumarak and
[00:14:23] Dubovac. There, the bigger problem was to protect
[00:14:26] the population and buildings, work is underway to build
[00:14:30] a fire line. Previously, the Government of Serbia announced that
[00:14:34] 23 open-air fires were active in Serbia and that all available
[00:14:37] human and technical capacities were engaged at those
[00:14:40] locations. Fires were detected in the areas of Sremska
[00:14:44] Mitrovica, Kraljevo, Leskovac, Prijepolje,
[00:14:47] Belgrade, Šabac, Prokuplje, Bor, Pančevo and
[00:14:50] Zaječar.
[00:14:53] Bearing in mind. "uh the situation from a few
[00:14:57] days ago when there were 64, when there
[00:15:01] were 64 active hotspots,
[00:15:04] uh, yesterday that number was approximately
[00:15:08] reduced to uh three
[00:15:12] parts, i.e. three hotspots,
[00:15:16] uh, the situation is better, but it is
[00:15:19] still very difficult, uh, there is still
[00:15:22] a serious fire, I would say in the area." there are tables
[00:15:26] uh and work is being done there to
[00:15:29] bring it under control and localize it and prevent it from spreading
[00:15:33] to uh complexes of coniferous forests.
[00:15:38] Although the authorities state that it is under control, the situation in
[00:15:42] Deliblatska Peščara is still difficult. The N1 team
[00:15:45] filmed what the fight to prevent the fire from getting out of
[00:15:49] control again looks like, and what the consequences of the fire in this
[00:15:52] special nature
[00:15:53] reserve are.
[00:15:56] Coincidentally, but at this very time, 10 years ago
[00:15:59] Deliblatska Peščara also burned. In the fire that
[00:16:03] broke out on August 10, 1996,
[00:16:06] the fire devoured 3815
[00:16:09] hectares, which is considered the largest forest fire in our
[00:16:13] recent history.
[00:16:16] Unfortunately, the fire that is now raging is not far from that, because according
[00:16:20] to data from Vojvodina Šume, so far 2,500 to even
[00:16:24] 3,000 hectares have burned, of which forests occupied 700
[00:16:27] hectares, while the rest was low vegetation, i.e. grass
[00:16:31] and bushes. Currently, everything is being done to keep it that way.
[00:16:35] sve da na tome i ostane.
[00:16:38] Everyone on the ground is giving their best, firefighters from the Ministry
[00:16:41] of Internal Affairs, but also
[00:16:43] volunteers. I grew up here,
[00:16:46] I extinguished several dozens of fires
[00:16:50] in Deliblatska Peščara, what happened now, no one has ever
[00:16:53] experienced this, people who extinguished fires in '96
[00:16:56] and 2007 have not experienced this. What happened now,
[00:16:59] nature is just returning what we do
[00:17:03] to it.
[00:17:06] And when it returns. Nature is merciless. This
[00:17:09] is what the burned part of Peščara looks like today.
[00:17:13] Burned trees, a pile of ash, and only a few
[00:17:16] crowns that are green.
[00:17:20] What you are seeing now is the creation of so-called fire breaks
[00:17:24] or clearings, and it is done when water from land or air
[00:17:28] is simply not enough to extinguish the fire. Then
[00:17:31] it is necessary to practically create a perimeter that is far enough from
[00:17:35] the epicenter of the fire, but is
[00:17:37] wide enough. If you have a crown fire, i.e. a high fire when
[00:17:41] the crowns of pine trees burn, it is
[00:17:44] very difficult to control. That strip must be wide enough so that
[00:17:48] if a tree falls, it does not transfer the fire to this protected
[00:17:52] zone. However, nature, let's repeat,
[00:17:55] is merciless, so even if a tree doesn't fall, something
[00:17:59] else could fall, for example, a pine
[00:18:02] cone. Pine cones in their seeds contain a very large
[00:18:05] amount of
[00:18:08] fuel which, when ignited, explodes, and the pine cone itself explodes, and
[00:18:12] then, like a bomb, flies several dozen
[00:18:15] meters and, being ignited, can cause new
[00:18:18] fires.
[00:18:21] Until the smallest spark is extinguished, the consequences of this
[00:18:25] fire will not be known, but already biologists
[00:18:28] fear that many rare animal and plant
[00:18:31] species may have truly lost their home. There
[00:18:35] you have so many valuable plants.
[00:18:37] I don't know some examples now, I will definitely forget to mention the peony,
[00:18:41] Banat peony, and then you have the cross-leaved
[00:18:45] milkwort, you have, you even have a wetland habitat, Labudovo okno, which is
[00:18:48] internationally protected, which is very
[00:18:51] important for all migratory birds, and a huge
[00:18:54] number of birds specifically use that habitat, meaning
[00:18:57] you will irreversibly lose some species that are even important on a European or
[00:19:01] global level and it will take
[00:19:04] decades for nature to return to this place.
[00:19:08] i.e. to recover, of course nature will, as they say,
[00:19:11] bounce back, it will come back somehow, but unfortunately, I think the
[00:19:14] irreversible damage has already been done.
[00:19:17] The Public Enterprise Vojvodina Šume, which among other things manages the forests
[00:19:21] of Deliblatska Peščara, is obliged by the Law on
[00:19:24] Forests, three months after extinguishing the fire,
[00:19:27] to prepare a remediation plan,
[00:19:29] and then, after all the burned trees are removed,
[00:19:33] to start planting new ones. Maja Nikolić
[00:19:36] N1, Belgrade.
[00:19:39] In addition to fires, this summer brought water restrictions. In
[00:19:43] Gornji Milanovac, as of today, 12-hour restrictions
[00:19:46] have officially begun.
[00:19:50] Residents of Gornji Milanovac in August do not look at
[00:19:53] the thermometer, but the taps. Water
[00:19:57] shortage has become a chronic problem for this city in western
[00:20:00] Serbia. It turned out to be the first city to
[00:20:04] introduce water restrictions. We have this, we go and draw this. "in
[00:20:07] the cistern there to drive home for livestock and so on and for
[00:20:10] drinking and for the nursery, Gornji Milanovac again introduced
[00:20:13] water restrictions, so
[00:20:16] probably it's needed then, it's better
[00:20:19] for them to fix it so that it comes when it comes, all of you here,
[00:20:23] yes, what will we do, I'll buy water to drink,
[00:20:27] and we'll figure it out somehow, the water
[00:20:31] tanker with drinking water has been in the city center for the past few days, even before
[00:20:34] the water cutoffs started, restrictions were unofficially introduced
[00:20:37] several days ago, although there was an announcement from the municipal
[00:20:41] utility company that there would be no restrictions, however, citizens started
[00:20:44] complaining intensely on social media that for several hours, and even for
[00:20:48] several days, they have no water, for example, in the village
[00:20:52] of Vrnjčani, there has been no water for two weeks,
[00:20:55] uh, higher parts of the city, I say, for several
[00:20:58] hours, have no water. The problem of water shortage
[00:21:02] is not unknown to the people of Milanovac, and the authorities in
[00:21:06] this city say they know what the problem is:
[00:21:08] watering gardens and filling pools. The
[00:21:12] municipality says that Gornji Milanovac receives enough
[00:21:16] water from the Rzav water intake, but that the problem
[00:21:20] is in irrational consumption. They say
[00:21:23] that if water were used rationally,
[00:21:27] restrictions would not have been introduced. However, they
[00:21:30] say that despite the appeals they sent to the residents
[00:21:33] of Gornji Milanovac, this did not happen, and they had
[00:21:37] to introduce water restrictions. Two years ago, Gornji Milanovac was
[00:21:40] under water restrictions for three months in an emergency
[00:21:44] situation. During September, the situation was
[00:21:48] most critical, certain parts of the city and schools
[00:21:51] operated with minimal amounts of water, while higher
[00:21:54] parts of the city and suburban settlements were completely dry
[00:21:57] for days. Nenad Božević, N1 Gornji
[00:22:00] Milanovac.
[00:22:04] And water problems in Čačak, which
[00:22:06] also gets its water
[00:22:08] from the RZV system. In Čačak, a ban was introduced
[00:22:12] on watering parks, gardens, orchards, agricultural crops, and
[00:22:16] washing streets and vehicles with water from
[00:22:22] water supply is also prohibited.
[00:22:24] vodovoda.
[00:22:28] continuation of the daily and this
[00:22:29] story.
[00:22:33] Serbs and Albanians disagree on the announced
[00:22:36] withdrawal of KFOR from the bridge on
[00:22:38] the Ibar.
[00:22:41] It's in the west's interest and it's all planned. It's better to have, it's better to
[00:22:44] have it anyway. Better, safer. These barriers, I don't
[00:22:47] like them.
[00:22:51] And before the Ibar Bridge, the story of shifting the
[00:22:55] course of the Ibar.
[00:22:58] A diplomatic storm was caused by the announcement of the Serbian president that he would
[00:23:01] divert the course of the Ibar river. Although at first hearing
[00:23:05] it seemed like a message for internal political
[00:23:08] use, the story of the Ibar River soon became
[00:23:12] much more.
[00:23:15] Stop, stop, Ibar water. Why are you rushing so much,
[00:23:18] the song says. The Ibar has not asked much until now where it is
[00:23:22] rushing, it followed its course, from its source in Montenegro,
[00:23:25] entered Serbia, from where it crossed
[00:23:28] administrative lines and returned. The President
[00:23:32] of Serbia announces that the Ibar will stop and turn away from
[00:23:35] Kosovo. After the demolition of the Vikindica on Lake Gazivode,
[00:23:38] the diversion of the river is being considered, he says. Since they are
[00:23:42] harassing our people so much, let's see, we have different reasons for
[00:23:45] changing the watercourse of the Ibar, so we will
[00:23:48] see what happens. Albanians, how will they behave, what would
[00:23:52] happen if the Ibar were diverted? By damming
[00:23:55] this river, Lake Gazivode was created, which for all people who
[00:23:59] live in Kosovo is not an ordinary lake, it
[00:24:02] provides drinking water for about a third of the population and
[00:24:05] cooling for thermal power plants that produce about
[00:24:08] 95% of the electricity there.
[00:24:12] Unilateral intervention in cross-border flows would have consequences that would far
[00:24:16] exceed the technical issue, as it would jeopardize water, energy,
[00:24:20] environmental, and human security of our republic. Therefore, our
[00:24:23] diplomats should inform the capitals where they serve about these statements and
[00:24:27] inform the host governments about the nature and consequences of this
[00:24:30] absurd, but also threatening idea. I'm not threatening
[00:24:33] anyone at all, why would I threaten anyone, I am solving watercourses on
[00:24:37] the territory of the Republic of Serbia, bye
[00:24:40] son, I am solving watercourses on
[00:24:43] the territory of the Republic of Serbia in accordance with the internal
[00:24:47] law of the Republic of Serbia. And what about international water
[00:24:50] law? The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube,
[00:24:54] of which the Ibar is part of the basin, confirms to N1 that this river
[00:24:58] falls under the framework of the Danube Convention. However, they cannot
[00:25:01] comment on any hypothetical
[00:25:05] scenario. Questions regarding legal requirements applicable to
[00:25:08] a specific project, including whether the project could have
[00:25:12] cross-border consequences or would imply an obligation to notify,
[00:25:16] consult, or assess environmental impact, must be
[00:25:19] considered by the competent authorities and evaluated in accordance with the applicable legal
[00:25:23] framework. Experts assess that Vučić's announcement
[00:25:27] is an impossible undertaking. To a professor of hydrology and
[00:25:29] hydrotechnics, it seems as if the president was walking in
[00:25:33] his sleep while talking about diverting the Ibar. That is
[00:25:36] somnambulism and it has nothing to do with anything for two reasons. Firstly, it is
[00:25:40] impossible to carry out in a short time, and without demolishing hills and mountains.
[00:25:44] Secondly, it simply cannot happen, Europe must approve it.
[00:25:48] The European Commission, instead of changing the river's
[00:25:51] course, recommends changing the
[00:25:54] approach. Such statements, including those about possible
[00:25:58] changes to the river's course through certain actions, do not
[00:26:02] contribute to the goal of establishing normal relations between Kosovo
[00:26:05] only through dialogue. The creator of the hypothetical scenario today
[00:26:09] still lowers the ball, says that analyzes
[00:26:13] that will take time are yet to come. I said that we would
[00:26:16] form a commission, a working group, and then we'll see everything for
[00:26:19] months and so on. The issue of Ibra must be
[00:26:22] resolved through cooperation because it concerns all the people who live
[00:26:26] there, says an expert from Zubin Potok. Maybe it's
[00:26:30] premature and maybe it's too strong. The message given in the midst of
[00:26:33] this political turmoil in Serbia, however,
[00:26:37] this topic must come to the table, this topic must be negotiated, I hope
[00:26:40] in more diplomatic
[00:26:43] so to speak Chatham House, i.e. diplomatic silent
[00:26:46] negotiations rather than in the public sphere, this topic is heavily exploited in
[00:26:50] populist narratives. Serbia
[00:26:52] will soon face parliamentary elections, a time when political
[00:26:56] tensions in the region traditionally additionally
[00:27:00] rise. Miodrag Sovilj, N1.
[00:27:02] Belgrade, and the idea of changing the course of the Ibar,
[00:27:06] which came from the President of Serbia, reached Brussels, which
[00:27:10] redirects this situation to normalization of relations
[00:27:14] dialogue, Aleksandar Vučić asks for clarification from
[00:27:18] the European Commission.
[00:27:20] And my question to the spokesperson of the European Commission, do you mean
[00:27:26] on which you even put your signature on the formation
[00:27:29] of the community of Serb municipalities, do you mean that dialogue? "Do you mean
[00:27:33] the non-existence of dialogue, your reaction to the daily arrests
[00:27:36] of Serbs, to the daily mistreatment of Serbs, to
[00:27:39] the daily persecution of Serbs, to the demolition of Serbian houses, is that what you mean
[00:27:43] and you reacted promptly,
[00:27:46] to protect your Albanian obedient servants and
[00:27:50] to tell them once again: "Continue to commit
[00:27:52] crimes." And unlike the imagined change
[00:27:56] in the course of the Ibar, real changes are happening on the bridge over
[00:27:59] this river in Mitrovica, Kfor forces. Kfor is
[00:28:02] withdrawing its forces, and the President of Serbia explains that General
[00:28:06] Mojsilović had, as he said, the worst conversation with
[00:28:10] the Kfor commander who informed him that the Kosovo Police would
[00:28:14] work together with the mission led by
[00:28:17] NATO. The situation on the bridge, reactions from
[00:28:20] Mitrovica, reports N1 reporter, Zana
[00:28:23] Cimili. Behind me, as before,
[00:28:27] there is a patrol of Italian Carabinieri. However,
[00:28:30] the folding pavilion used by
[00:28:34] KFOR members has been removed. The gradual transfer of competencies
[00:28:37] from KFOR to the Kosovo Police is explained by the improvement
[00:28:41] of the security situation, as well as the previously announced
[00:28:45] optimization of troop deployment in Kosovo.
[00:28:48] On the south side of the bridge, a KFOR patrol can also be seen
[00:28:52] with parked Kosovo Police vehicles.
[00:28:56] Citizens we spoke to have different
[00:28:59] opinions, but among Serbs, the prevailing view is
[00:29:02] that... KFOR should remain present on the bridge, it's better to have a choir,
[00:29:06] it's better to have it anyway, better, safer, I think everything will
[00:29:09] be fine, now this people
[00:29:13] should approach each other, socialize,
[00:29:15] live together, that's the chaos of the West and everything is
[00:29:19] planned, we want and should live as
[00:29:22] we used to live, meaning there are no
[00:29:25] obstacles,
[00:29:27] they don't agree
[00:29:30] with. No, these barriers, I don't
[00:29:34] like these barriers, it
[00:29:37] should be free and
[00:29:41] bridges are for connecting people, not for separating,
[00:29:45] even though the bridge was a place of frequent tensions for years
[00:29:48] after the war, in the last decade the situation
[00:29:52] was mostly peaceful, the bridge was used for
[00:29:55] pedestrians, cyclists while it remained closed
[00:29:59] for road traffic, the Minister of Internal Affairs...
[00:30:03] Svećla assessed the decision as good news
[00:30:06] and again announced the opening of the bridge to
[00:30:08] traffic.
[00:30:13] This is a short-term process that will provide guarantees to everyone that the
[00:30:17] opening of the bridge will be for the benefit of all without negative consequences for
[00:30:20] anyone. The moment will come when the next steps will be announced
[00:30:24] and when they will be implemented, as this process is being implemented today, and
[00:30:28] what once represented a concern, but a symbol of division will remain only
[00:30:32] within itself. Let us recall, Kosovo and Serbia agreed back in
[00:30:35] 2014, within the dialogue on normalization of
[00:30:38] relations, that the bridge should be open to traffic,
[00:30:42] however, despite later agreements and works on
[00:30:45] revitalization, its opening never
[00:30:49] happened. After failing to open the existing main bridge, the Government
[00:30:52] of Kosovo built two more bridges in its
[00:30:56] immediate vicinity, one intended for pedestrians and...