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Balkans split over Madeleine Albright’s wartime legacy

Drawings and slogans are painted on a large sheet on the pavement on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the beginning of a 78-day bombardment of Serb-led Yugoslavia by NATO, in Belgrade's Republic square, Serbia, Thursday, March 24, 2022. A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia. Madeleine Albright was either loved or hated in the Balkans for her pivotal role during the southern European region's wars of the 1990s. Following the former U.S. secretary of state's death on Wednesday at age 84, how her legacy is viewed from the Balkans mostly depends on whether one was on the receiving or triggering end of the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) Kosovo Army honor guards stand guard next to a statue of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, in Pristina, Kosovo, Thursday, March 24, 2022. A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia. Madeleine Albright was either loved or hated in the Balkans for her pivotal role during the southern European region's wars of the 1990s. Following the former U.S. secretary of state's death on Wednesday at age 84, how her legacy is viewed from the Balkans mostly depends on whether one was on the receiving or triggering end of the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright greets US Soldiers at Bondsteel camp near Urosevac, some 35 kms. south of Pristina, Thursday, July 29, 1999. A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia. Madeleine Albright was either loved or hated in the Balkans for her pivotal role during the southern European region's wars of the 1990s. Following the former U.S. secretary of state's death on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at age 84, how her legacy is viewed from the Balkans mostly depends on whether one was on the receiving or triggering end of the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia. (AP Photo/Amel Emric, File) FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright shakes hands with US soldiers during her visit to US Air Base Eagle near Tuzla, Bosnia, Sunday August 30, 1998. A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia. Madeleine Albright was either loved or hated in the Balkans for her pivotal role during the southern European region's wars of the 1990s. Following the former U.S. secretary of state's death on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at age 84, how her legacy is viewed from the Balkans mostly depends on whether one was on the receiving or triggering end of the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia. (AP Photo/Amel Emric, File) A view of the statue of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, in Pristina, Kosovo, Thursday, March 24, 2022. A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia. Madeleine Albright was either loved or hated in the Balkans for her pivotal role during the southern European region's wars of the 1990s. Following the former U.S. secretary of state's death on Wednesday at age 84, how her legacy is viewed from the Balkans mostly depends on whether one was on the receiving or triggering end of the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) Drawings and slogans were put on the pavement in Belgrade's Republic square, Serbia, Thursday, March 24, 2022. A slogan ''Bye, bye Madeleine'' refers to former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright.A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia. Madeleine Albright was either loved or hated in the Balkans for her pivotal role during the southern European region's wars of the 1990s. Following the former U.S. secretary of state's death on Wednesday at age 84, how her legacy is viewed from the Balkans mostly depends on whether one was on the receiving or triggering end of the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) Kosovo prime minister Albin Kurti, second from left, flanked by Kosovo speaker of Parliament Glauk Konjuvca, third from left, pay their tribute in front of a statue of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, in Pristina, Kosovo, Thursday, March 24, 2022. A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia. Madeleine Albright was either loved or hated in the Balkans for her pivotal role during the southern European region's wars of the 1990s. Following the former U.S. secretary of state's death on Wednesday at age 84, how her legacy is viewed from the Balkans mostly depends on whether one was on the receiving or triggering end of the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia.(AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) FILE - US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, left, shakes hands with Patriarch Pavle, the head of Serbian Orthodox Church, on Saturday, May 31, 1997 in Belgrade, Serbia. A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia. Madeleine Albright was either loved or hated in the Balkans for her pivotal role during the southern European region's wars of the 1990s. Following the former U.S. secretary of state's death on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at age 84, how her legacy is viewed from the Balkans mostly depends on whether one was on the receiving or triggering end of the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File) FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, right, gives a speech at the opening of the bridge across Sava river in Brcko, Bosnia, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) north of Sarajevo Sunday, June 1, 1997. The bridge was reconstructed and opened as a border crossing between neighboring Bosnia and Croatia. Foreground from left are international supervisor for Brcko, Robert Farrand, Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa and co-chairman of Bosnian Government Haris Silajdzic. A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia. Madeleine Albright was either loved or hated in the Balkans for her pivotal role during the southern European region's wars of the 1990s. Following the former U.S. secretary of state's death on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at age 84, how her legacy is viewed from the Balkans mostly depends on whether one was on the receiving or triggering end of the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File) A woman lays a bouquet of flowers at the foot of a statue of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, in Pristina, Kosovo, Thursday, March 24, 2022. A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia. Madeleine Albright was either loved or hated in the Balkans for her pivotal role during the southern European region's wars of the 1990s. Following the former U.S. secretary of state's death on Wednesday at age 84, how her legacy is viewed from the Balkans mostly depends on whether one was on the receiving or triggering end of the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)