You are 100% right. That is the only solution. And NATO without USA can't touch us. And Trump would appreciate not having to spend billions of $ on Kosovo support. And if I was in power, that is what I would do. We have all rights to do that even according to the international law.
But unfortunetely, our Government will not do that. Our Government beleives that:
- We will have continious international pressure to recogise Kosovo independence, but that the pressure will not be serious while Trump is in power.
- That we will have to make a deal with Albanians and split the land between us (yes, split Serbian land between Albanians and Serbs, like splitting your house to share it with intruders/squatters). They see it as the only long term solution.
- Much better option would be an independent entety (province or a federate state, or similar) but within Serbia. That is what Albanians will not accept. They where given that option in 1998 when they started an armed rebelion and in 1999 and they refused.
- That Putin and Trump will in future reach an agrement to give back Kosovo and Metohija back to the Serbs, with similar (but better for us) optionas the one mentioned above.
- That China because of their interests (belt and road iniciative, and economic investements in Serbia) will in future make sure KosovoandMetohija are back in Serbia, for stability of their interests.
- That we should only use military might in defencive manner (if Albanians start armed actions against the Serbs like in 2004).
- Serbia should never start a war
But it is possible that military option is considered by our Government as a last resort. We had big investments in modernisation and strengthening our military since 2012. Maybe they are waiting to make Serbia militaraly and economically strong enough to safelly (without foreign interferance) and quickly (a few days) take Kosovo and Metohija back.