A dispute over license plates between the Balkan nations of Kosovo and Serbia, from whom Kosovo split 14 years ago
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yielded protests and gunfire Sunday night, prompting fears that the violence could escalate as Western countries are focused on the war in Ukraine.
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Kosovo’s government had also said that beginning Monday, all Serbian ID and passports holders must obtain an extra document to enter Kosovo
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No one was injured by the gunfire, but in response to the violence, the Kosovo police closed two northern border crossings.
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Similar protests over license plates flared a year ago, but observers say that tensions are higher this time because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,
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which consumes the focus of Kosovo’s most important ally, the United States, as well as that of the European Union.
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Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, nine years after a 78-day NATO bombing campaign pushed out Serb forces from the former province.
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Serbia — as well as its key allies, Russia and China — still refuses to recognize Kosovo’s independence
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and insists on protecting its ethnic Serb kin, who make up about 5 percent of Kosovo’s population of 1.8 million people.
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