“Pristina will continue its actions and will not rest until it captures the north of Kosovo.

This is the only thing that matters to them... Belgrade is ready to protect the world at almost any cost," TASS quoted him as saying.

Vučić explained that the authorities would strive to maintain peace until “they start killing” representatives of the Serbian people.

Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko said earlier that only a modernized Serbian army is holding back representatives of the unrecognized Kosovo from military actions.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will hold meetings in Brussels on August 17 with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister of self-proclaimed Kosovo Albin Kurti.