like the serbs albanians living in the southern sector of mitrovica often come to the bridge as they look across the evil river they hope that sooner or later all of course of our will be united under pristine is all from rooty if you would. go so. when the same. opportunity. of being accommodated into the course of the thought. of participation. even with the but something's up. bakiev was in charge of a television channel in southern. he created this small t.v. and radio station immediately after the declaration of kosovo's independence. this is the fourth wall to have your new woman here we go through the four children program you for news. here for debate i think this is the smallest. thin award so the studio's rather sterile appearance is broken only by the anti said caricature those that confront guests as soon as they enter. this is a new earth roots. founding. having. the throwing of the bridge on and recruit the. most disciplined of people by becoming cleaves thinkable in the palace will one of you like him miracle bring your good thing. good but is a lot of people was comin

very cut right at the weekend the marketplace near the bridge in northern mitrovica turns into a public forum the latest talking point is the situation with the barricades but another subject cropped up in december twenty. fifth. with the follow up with you know how are you good and you and thank you i'm fine i'm representing the russo serbian society we're now collecting signatures under applications for russian passports can i ask you to give your signature. of course with all my heart here put down your first name and last name but isn't ok there we go. thank you. began collecting signatures from kosovo serbs requesting russian citizenship in november twentieth. he gathered fifty thousand in just a few weeks. of each was among them people living north of the river a pinning their hopes on help from moscow. or from we've decided to seek a russian citizenship of myth mainly because we want to get protection from the russian state. as you know we in the course of us have been under pressure immense pressure from the west for the past two years the west wants us to leave this territory i