FILE PHOTO: Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci attends his war crimes trial in The Hague, Netherlands April 3, 2023. Koen van Weel/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -A former top United States diplomat testified on Monday that Hashim Thaci, Kosovo's ex-president, had no real authority over the Kosovo Liberation Army's militarycommanders at the start of the defence case in his war crimes trial.
James Rubin, a former top State Department official, was present at peace talks between Kosovo and Serbia and involved in the aftermath of the 1998-99 Kosovo uprising against Serbian troops. In his testimony he painted Thacias a diplomatic frontman who had to seek approval from KLA military commanders.
