Tensions rise in Kosovo-Serbia conflict as violence escalates.

Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti has criticized the US for imposing sanctions on Kosovo following violent clashes that left NATO troops wounded, calling it an "overreaction." The US and its Western allies have rebuked Pristina over tensions in the region, including Kosovo's decision to forcibly install ethnic Albanian mayors in municipal buildings in majority-Serb areas. NATO has deployed 700 additional peacekeeping troops to Kosovo after 30 soldiers from the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) were injured during a confrontation with Serb protesters. The EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has been in touch with both Kurti and Vučić to negotiate between Kosovo and Serbia.