“The Serbian flag will fly over Prizren,” says Serbia’s Dačić; Kosovo reacts after Radoičić appears at a ruling-party rally

Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Glauk Konjufca accused Serbia on Saturday, October 10, of still harbouring territorial ambitions against Kosovo. He was reacting to two events this week: the statement by Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dačić that the Serbian flag would “sooner or later fly over Prizren”, and the appearance of Milan Radoičić at a rally of the governing party ahead of the elections.

In a post on X, Konjufca wrote that Serbia’s renewed territorial ambitions against the Republic of Kosova were “laid bare once again this week” when Dačić made the remark at an election rally about Prizren, a city in southern Kosovo.

Radoičić in Kragujevac

According to the Serbian magazine Vreme, an N1 crew filmed Radoičić outside the “Jezero” hall in Kragujevac, next to Danilo Vučić, son of Aleksandar Vučić. The pre-election rally of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) was being held there, with Aleksandar Vučić speaking as head of the electoral list. Danilo Vučić arrived accompanied by several vehicles with flashing lights.

Radoičić, a former vice-president of the Serbian List, is wanted by Interpol over the armed attack in Banjska in northern Kosovo on September 24, 2023. An arrest warrant was issued in December of that year for him and 11 other people. In the clash, Kosovo police officer Afrim Bunjaku was killed, along with three Serbs from Radoičić’s group. A few days later, Radoičić took responsibility, through his lawyer, for organising the group.

In August 2026, Kosovo’s Special Prosecution Office indicted him for war crimes against civilians in Gjakova (Đakovica) in 1998 and 1999, in a case with 20 defendants and more than 100 civilians killed. Because Kosovo is not a member of Interpol, the international search request was sent through UNMIK.

Konjufca: “not isolated provocations”

Konjufca wrote, as reported by Albeu, that the two incidents are not isolated provocations but reflect the continuation of a dangerous political doctrine, combining rhetoric about territorial expansion with impunity for armed aggression in practice. He argued that Serbia cannot claim to seek peace and European integration while senior officials openly question Kosovo’s sovereignty and the organiser of the Banjska attack walks free next to the president’s family.

He called on the international community to clearly condemn these actions and demand accountability. Neither the sovereignty of the Republic of Kosovo nor justice for the terrorist attack in Banjska can be subject to negotiation, he said.

A front that does not close

Rhetoric on Kosovo is periodically escalated from Belgrade. Vučić has in the past accused Turkey and the United States of arming Kosovo. The appearance of a man wanted over the bloodiest attack of recent years at a Serbian election event is likely to complicate EU discussions on the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.