Rada trajkovic biography wikipedia

Rada Trajković is a Kosovo Serb

On the Banjska Incident: The Banjska attack has attracted significant attention, with the fact that Milan Radoicic, vice-president of Srpska Lista led a group of armed men in the area. Can you shed light on this incident and tell us how it reflects the overall state of lawlessness in the North of Kosovo? Rada Tarajkovic: When there is a consistent failure of diplomacy, there is always a real risk that one of the parties in the negotiations would resort to violence and try to force the hand of the international community by changing the status quo on the ground through violent means.

I cannot imagine a scenario in which Vucic — who often boasts that he knows everything, even what the institutions in Pristina are saying and doing in private — would be completely unaware of the guerrilla group that was preparing for the attacks in the North. If he indeed was oblivious to these events, then this is equally as dangerous as it signals his loss of control.

So, who is in control in Serbia then? The system has become too eroded, and now this is coming back to haunt Vucic in the worst and most damaging way possible. It is clear that the Banjska attack was a poorly thought-through and executed plan, which cost lives and also severely hampered the diplomatic effort. None of us wanted to see loss of life in Kosovo again, nor attacks on law enforcement who are simply doing their jobs.

We do not have time for propaganda or PR games anymore — both Vucic and Kurti must show sincere commitment to de-escalation. Otherwise, if the stubbornness on both sides continues, I can see the possibility of further violence, regional destabilization, and, in the worst-case scenario, an exodus of Serbs from the North. How do you interpret his response to the Banjska incident, and what do you believe should be his role in resolving tensions and establishing law and order?

Rada Trajkovic: In a way, Kurti and Vucic are a perfect couple — if your desired outcome is a complete collapse of diplomacy. The Banjska incident is the culmination of many months of unwise actions on behalf of both parties. Bit by bit, the situation has been getting worse, and actions by both sides reignited old ethnic hatred instead of promoting reconciliation.

Propaganda rather than ideas about how to move the dialogue forward is coming out of both Pristina and Belgrade, and the lives and interests of real people at stake here — Kosovo Serbs — are being overlooked. We are stuck in an ego game of two leaders with problematic ideologies, and I fear that this will result in further destabilisation and decision by many Kosovo Serbs to leave Kosovo for good.