S pregovorima u ćorsokaku i upozorenjem kosovskih Albanaca o mogućem jednostranom proglašenju nezavisnosti, postoje brige da bi se Srbi u sjevernoj Mitrovici i susjednim oblastima mogli pokušati odvojiti od ostatka pokrajine, da bi ostali ujedinjeni sa Srbijom.
With negotiations at an impasse and Kosovo Albanians warning they may declare independence unilaterally, there are worries that Serbs in northern Mitrovica and surrounding areas might try to split from the rest of the province, in order to stay united with Serbia.