Serbia's president denies troop buildup near Kosovo, alleges 'campaign of lies' in wake of clashes
Serbia’s president has denied reports of a military buildup along the border with Kosovo BELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbia's president on Sunday denied U.S. and other reports of a military buildup along the border with Kosovo, complaining of a “campaign of lies” against his country in the wake of a shootout a week earlier that killed four people and fueled tensions in the volatile Balkan region. Both the United States and the European Union expressed concern earlier this week about what they said was an increased Military deployment by Serbia's border with its former province, and they urged Belgrade to scale down its troop presence there. Kosovo's government said Saturday it was monitoring the movements of the Serbian Military from “three different directions.” It urged Serbia to immediately pull back its troop s and demilitarize the border area. “A campaign of lies ... has been launched against our Serbia,” President Aleksandar Vucic responded in a video post on Instagram. ...