PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s president on Wednesday denounced what he called “an international amnesty” for Serbia’s crimes in the 1998-1999 war. Hashim Thaci spoke after a commemorative ceremony in the southern Kosovo village of Recak, 32 kilometers (20 miles) south of the capital, Pristina. The event marked 21 years since 45 ethnic Albanians were slain by Serb forces in a mass killing that sparked international anger. The killings were a major factor in NATO's decision to launch an air campaign to end the Kosovo War. Thaci said Kosovo citizens, the families of the dead were offended and hurt by the “international silence,” desperate and revolted that Serbia has yet to be held accountable.

Source: International New York Times January 15, 2020 16:32 UTC