Kosovo must be respected,” Përparim Rama reacts to Zelensky’s statement in Belgrade

Pristina Mayor Përparim Rama has published on Facebook footage of the removal of a banner reading “Free Ukraine,” following a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Belgrade.

In a post on the social network, Rama stressed that Kosovo’s statehood must be respected and that Pristina will respond in the same way whenever that statehood is disregarded.

“The state of Kosovo must be respected. Whenever Kosovo is not respected, the capital, Pristina, will always respond in the same way.

Our sensitivity and solidarity will always be with peoples facing war, violence and persecution. More than many others, we know what war means for freedom, dignity and the right to exist as a state.

However, no cause and no policy can be built by scorning Kosovo’s statehood and the sacrifice of its people,” Rama wrote.