A recent crisis in northern Kosovo came and went quickly because nobody wanted an escalation. But it will return because Russia is manoeuvring in the Balkan shadows to stoke the tensions that gave rise to it. The mundane origin of the crisis shows how easily a spark can be fanned into a conflagration.
The Kosovo government had announced a measure requiring Serbs living in northern Kosovo to apply for local licence plates, replacing their Serbian plates.
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