đ¨đ˝đ°EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW â KOSOVO PRESIDENT: âWEâRE THE MOST PRO-AMERICAN COUNTRY ON EARTH!â
Statues of Bill Clinton. Streets named after him. And 97% of the country backing the U.S.âwhether itâs a Democrat or Republican in power.
Kosovoâs President
@VjosaOsmaniPRKS opens up in a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation on war, survival, NATO, and why Kosovars still see America as their greatest ally.
She details growing up under Serbian oppression. The genocide her people endured. And why Kosovoâs path to independence is nothing like Crimea, Donbas, or South Ossetia.
âEverywhere around Kosovo, the pain is so deep. But you will never, ever meet anyone that wants revenge. Only justice, no revenge.â
From fighting for freedom to joining NATO and confronting Chinaâs growing influenceâthis is the insider view from Europeâs youngest country, told by the woman leading it.
4:26 - How was Kosovo part of Yugoslavia, and how did it become an independent country?
7:11 - An explanation of the history of Kosovo.
11:12 - âThis was a war against innocent women and children.â
12:22 - âKosovo is the most pro-American nation on Earth.â
14:51 - Whatâs President Osmaniâs take on NATO as an alliance and its military actions beyond Kosovo in recent years?
18:02 - NATOâs intervention in Kosovo had a lasting positive impact beyond securing the peopleâs survival and independence.
22:41 - Would it be fair to argue that NATOâs role in Kosovo wasnât as purely defensive as its actions in the Middle East?
24:50 - Historically, Kosovo has played a role in defending Western countries.
27:10 - Kosovo has a statue built of Bill Clinton and a boulevard named after him?
28:55 - Was NATO right to expand eastward after promising Russia it wouldnât? How much did that influence Putinâs decision to invade Ukraine?
30:02 - Is NATOâs eastward expansion provocative?
33:49 - âThe moment a leader puts human suffering as the centerpiece of its decision-making, thatâs when peace is possible.â
34:42 - With U.S.âRussia ties improving, does President Osmani believe NATO is still a necessary alliance?
38:42 - How much did NATOâs eastward expansion influence Putinâs invasion? What are President Osmaniâs thoughts on Putinâs use of the Kosovo precedent to justify it?
40:15 - If China had missile bases near the U.S., wouldnât it be seen as a threatâlike the Monroe Doctrine suggests? So, why wouldnât Russia see NATOâs buildup the same way?
44:10 - The common link between both cases is the similar crimes committedâMilosevic in Kosovo and Putin in Ukraine.
46:17 - Does President Osmani think a U.S.âRussia alliance is possible, especially with China rising as a major threat? Would she support such an alliance?
49:08 - Would the world be better today if NATO had welcomed Russia in the 2000s?
51:08 - If Russia joined NATO, would that undermine NATOâs purposeâsince it was built to counter Russia?
54:02 - What are President Osmaniâs thoughts on Ukraine nearly signing a peace deal in March 2022? Does she think NATO is truly incentivized to end conflicts, or does its structure complicate that?
58:41 - Whatâs President Osmaniâs take on USAIDâs role and recent criticism, especially given Kosovoâs status as a recipient of USAID?
1:04:56 - How is President Osmani adapting to Trumpâs America, given his criticism of the EU and NATO?
1:07:47 - âWe now live in peace because of American leadership.â
1:09:53 - Do the EUâs actions in Romania, Poland, and Hungaryâlike election interferenceâworry President Osmani as Kosovo seeks to join?
1:13:03 - President Osmani shares what she experienced during the 1999 war in Kosovo before U.S. intervention.
1:20:11 - âEverywhere around Kosovo, the pain is so deep. But you will never, ever meet anyone that wants revenge.â