Kosovo plans to exercise full sovereignty over its own affairs and will resist western pressure to compromise with former governing power Serbia, the prime minister of the Balkan nation has said.

Serbia has demanded that an election be held and ethnic Serbs return to police and judiciary in a Serb-populated northern region of Kosovo where tensions have fueled fears of instability and new armed clashes.

Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti demands Serbia to hand over the indicted militants and says Serbia should be held accountable. View on euronews

Context: A year ago today, paramilitaries connected to the Serb government clashed with special police units from Pristina, leaving four people dead and undermining western efforts to pacify the region through compromise.