German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote in Wednesday's issue about Kosovo's president, Vjosa Osmani, highlighting a political analysis regarding her ambition to win a second term as president.
FAZ journalist Michael Martens has reported that Osmani is looking to demonstrate her closeness to the United States presidential family to ensure her re-election to the highest office in the state.
According to the article, the president of Kosovo has used her connections with former US President Donald Trump and his family to boost her international profile.
"But her calculation may fail - even though she managed to make Kosovo one of the countries that recently joined Donald Trump's enigmatic 'Peace Board' in Davos," writes FAZ. "Osmani appeared in Switzerland proudly alongside the American president and has since spoken of the great achievement that, according to her, the fact that her country became a founding member of this formation represents."
Following the publication of the article, the Presidency of Kosovo has officially reacted. The presidential advisor, Rinor Nuhiu, has announced that legal measures are being considered against journalist Michael Martens for his article published on Wednesday.
According to Nuhiu, the article claims that Osmani is using the "American card" to secure a second term, a claim that the Presidency considers inappropriate and inaccurate.
Meanwhile, journalist Michael Martens himself has reacted through the social network X, indicating that he stands behind his reporting and that the article reflects a political analysis and not a personal attack on President Osmani.
He emphasizes that as an experienced journalist, he has handled sensitive international issues and reported on powerful figures without ever being prosecuted.
"I learn and learn. I've been in journalism for 30 years, I've lived and worked in difficult places like Russia, Afghanistan or Turkey, writing about Russian oligarchs, Serbian war criminals, Montenegrin cigarette smugglers, Kurdish rebels, warlords in Afghanistan, without ever being indicted. But now...", Martens said./Telegrafi.
