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Prime Minister Albin Kurti: Is he a source of instability in the Balkans?

Albin Kurti has been an activist, a political prisoner and now has a vision of Kosovo unifying with Albania.

Kosovo has enjoyed independent statehood for 13 years but almost half the world does not recognise it. Stephen Sackur speaks to Prime Minister Albin Kurti who has had a turbulent career. He has been a political prisoner, he launched five tear gas attacks on his own parliament and he has a vision of Kosovo unifying with Albania. Is he a source of instability in the Balkans?

(Photo: Prime Minister Albin Kurti appears on Hardtalk via videolink)

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