According to the national broadcaster, a request of the Serbian government for the return of 100-1,000 Serbian security forces personnel under UN Security Council resolution 1244 to the territory of Kosovo and Metohija was transmitted to KFOR at the Merdare administrative crossing point.
The crisis around Kosovo deepened earlier this week, when Pristina reportedly submitted an application for EU membership to the Czech Presidency.
The report came amid escalating tensions in the northern part of the region, as Serbs in the northern part of Kosovo began setting up barricades on Saturday. They are protesting against the arrest of Dejan Pantic, a former police officer who stepped down last month and was arrested by the Kosovar authorities.