Kosovo's President Faces War Crimes Case, Halting Efforts To Normalize Ties With Serbia

PRISTINA, KOSOVO - June 29, 2020: Kosovo President Hashim Thaci leaves his office to receive Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama for an official visit on June 29, 2020 in Pristina, Kosovo. President Hashim Thaci, who was the former political leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), has denied allegations from a Hague-based prosecutor that he committed war crimes during the 1998-99 conflict with Serb forces. Thaci's indictment led to the postponement of a White House meeting between the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia, which refuses to recognize Kosovo's independence. (Photo by Ferdi Limani/Getty Images)