Former US ambassador to Serbia, Christopher Hill, does not expect the US to intervene in resolving problems in the Balkans, including the dispute between Kosovo and Serbia, as it has done in the past.
According to him, this region is not a daily priority for the US and solutions must come from within.
"The Balkans are, of course, unfinished business in Europe, but people in the Balkans need to understand that in other parts of the world, other things are happening. So they shouldn't expect people to put aside the problems they're dealing with, whether in Ukraine or the Middle East, and say: OK, Kosovo, we'll try to help you with this," Hill says in an interview given to Radio Free Europe.
He further said that Kosovo, like all Balkan countries, must truly take responsibility and solve its own problems.
According to him, Kosovo should move forward with the establishment of the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities, saying that Serbia also has work to do, but underlines that it is helping Ukraine - the main priority in Europe, according to him.
"The fact that we are trying to manage some of our interests with Serbia does not mean that we are against Kosovo. We have many interests in Kosovo as well," says Hill.
