Serb official denounces US ambassador over Kosovo

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s pro-Russia defense minister has denounced the U.S. ambassador to Serbia as arrogant for calling the former Serbian province of Kosovo a sovereign state.
Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said in a statement that U.S. Ambassador Kyle Scott “has forgotten that Serbia is not a colony and that he cannot trample on its dignity.”
Earlier Monday, Scott said in response to a Serbian journalist’s question that “we recognize Kosovo as an