This story was originally published by Sbunker as part of the regional initiative Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub, and was written by Fitim Gashi, with contributions by Demira Krujezi, Petrit Zogaj, and Bardhi Bakija. An edited version is republished in two parts by Global Voices with permission. Read Part 1 of this article here. The Kosovo government in sync with the European Union and the United States has imposed sanctions on Russia. The sanctions consist of the freezing of assets in the Republic of Kosovo of sanctioned individuals or entities; a travel ban for sanctioned individuals; prohibition for individuals and entities in Kosovo to make funds available, either directly or indirectly, to sanctioned individuals and entities. The Kosovo Assembly also discussed the crisis in Ukraine and adopted a 12-point resolution. In addition to condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine, the Assembly opposed the approach and conduct of countries aligned with Russian aggression and terror against Ukraine, starting with its northern neighbor, Serbia. The Assembly asked the government that in addition to its willingness to house 20 Ukrainian journalists, to coordinate all further actions with international partners, as well as to express readiness for the eventual accommodation of up to 5,000 refugees from Ukraine. It also requested that a special fund be set up to assist the Ukrainian people, coordinated between the two respective governments, Kosovo and Ukraine. The situation in Ukraine also brought back on the agenda Kosovo’s requests for membership in international organizations, which for more than a year had been suspended. Kosovo had continued to implement the moratorium tacitly by not filing any applications. On the eve of the expiration of the moratorium, the US encouraged the parties to continue to give the dialogue with Serbia a chance with the aim of reaching a final agreement. An agreement was reached in Washington on September 4, 2020. It provided that until September 4, 2021, Kosovo would not apply for membership in international organizations and Serbia would stop its derecognition campaign. Now the Assembly has asked the government to take all the necessary measures to submit applications for membership in NATO, the European Union, the Council of Europe and other international organizations. The Speaker of the Assembly has been asked, in coordination with the government and international partners, to address the highest state institutions of Spain, Romania, Slovakia, Greece and Cyprus, with the request to recognize Kosovo’s independence. The neighboring countries were invited, too. The resolution concludes: “The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, taking into account our common aspirations for membership in the European Union and the consolidation of democracy and security in the region, invites the Parliament of the Republic of Albania, the Parliament of the Republic of Northern Macedonia, the Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro, The Parliament of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to join this initiative and express their support.” The resolution was not voted on by the MPs of the Serb List, who left the hall when the document was put to a vote. In support of Ukraine, a number of civil society organizations held a march condemning Russian aggression. President Vjosa Osmani joined this solidarity protest stating that the war in Ukraine recalled what Kosovo had experienced in 1998–1999. At the height of the crisis in Ukraine and amid warnings that a similar scenario could be repeated in northern Kosovo, an increased Kosovo Force (KFOR) presence there was requested. Currently, this force is in charge of Kosovo's borders. Members of the U.S contingent patrolled the administrative border of Kosovo and Serbia near the village of Jarinje. This was announced by KFOR, stating that patrols were needed to gather information for decision-making and planning future missions. In addition to the presence of KFOR, Kosovo officials proposed building a permanent U.S. base in Kosovo. A wide-scale campaign for Kosovo’s membership in NATO has begun in media and social networks. Since the declaration of independence, Kosovo has expressed the unequivocal goal to join this alliance. The #KosovoinNATO campaign launched by the Minister of Defense Armend Mehaj on social networks has been distributed by thousands. However, NATO still does not officially recognize the change of mandate of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) from a security force to an army, as stipulated by legislation adopted by Kosovo Parliament in 2018. Thus, the deployment of KSF in the north can be done only with the special permission of the KFOR commander.