On the same day that the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, spoke about her country as a "beacon of democracy" in the region, relations between Belgrade and Pristina further escalated. For Belgrade, there is no doubt that Aljbin Kurti wants war, Pristina claims that criminal groups under Vučić's command are destabilizing Kosovo, and the EU says that the path to de-escalation has been agreed and that what has been agreed must be implemented.