U isto vrijeme, međunarodna nejasnost po pitanju nezavisnosti mogla bi također otvoriti vrata da Srbi na sjeveru Kosova pokušaju ostvariti de fakto otcjepljenje i odbiju poštivati suverenitet koji bi eventualno proglasio parlament Kosova.
At the same time, international muddiness of the question of independence could also open the door for Serbs in northern Kosovo to attempt a de facto partition, refusing to honour any proclamation of sovereignty put forward by the Kosovo parliament.