Thaçi’s last interview before the verdict: The special was created to avoid Russia, today I am paying the price in my skin
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Express Newspaper
10/09/2026 22:52
The former president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, spoke for the first time after a long period about the creation of the Special Court, during an interview for “Top Story”
Thaçi has narrated the reasons that led Kosovo to this decision, saying that the country was “between two fires” and that the choice made at that time was “the lesser evil”.
“Kosovo was between two fires: to establish the court jointly with international partners, or to allow its formation by the UN Security Council.
We decided on the lesser evil for Kosovo. This is how we avoided Russia and China from the process; if the opposite happened, it would be a step back for Kosovo in the legal, political and historical sense.
I cannot and do not want to talk about the essential circumstances leading up to the formation of this court and the subsequent progress, as a long and intriguing process.
For my part, I was committed that nothing bad would happen to Kosovo. Now I am paying the price in my skin. But even this difficulty is overcome”, said Thaçi.
