Escobar's Blame Game: Unraveling the Kosovo-Serbia Crisis

DAS Gabriel Escobar has been criticised for blaming Kosovo while ignoring Serbia's role in escalating tensions, highlighting a bias that jeopardises fair mediation in the Kosovo-Serbia crisis.

In the midst of the escalating crisis between Kosovo and Serbia, Deputy Assistant Secretary Gabriel Escobar has come under scrutiny for his persistent tendency to blame Kosovo while conveniently turning a blind eye to Serbia's own role in fueling the tensions. Escobar's unwavering focus on unilateral actions fails to acknowledge Serbia's covert infiltration of secret service operators for the past two decades, which has dictated the behaviour of Kosovar Serbs and instigated criminal acts aimed at undermining the constitutional order of the Republic of Kosovo, as well as the rule of law and the peace mission of the international community. Furthermore, Escobar's disregard for Serbia's recent involvement in violent attempts to seize municipal buildings and the existence of armed fascist militias exposes a striking bias in his perspective.

Escobar's selective perception becomes glaringly apparent when he refers to the Belgrade-backed armed militia, who used firearms against NATO peacekeep…