Serbs are protesting against a lavish project backed by the company of Trump's son-in-law.

In Serbia, an opposition group has launched a petition against a real estate development project that will be financed by Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The project involves the construction of a high-rise hotel, a luxury residential complex, office spaces, and shops on the site of the former headquarters of the Serbian army, which was destroyed during the NATO bombing campaign in 1999.

Earlier this month, Kushner confirmed reports about his company's plans to finance a project in central Belgrade. The opposition movement "Kreni-Promeni" (Move-Change) stated that it has signed a petition against the construction and in favor of establishing a Museum of Serbian History on that site. In their statement, they said that building a hotel in this location is illegal and undermines our dignity.

The Serbian government and Trump-supporting politicians welcome this project, however, the opposition and many in the public are against it. For many, the site of the destroyed army command building has become a symbol of Serbia's resistance against what they called NATO aggression 25 years ago.

The Serbian forces were at war with ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo, which was then a Serbian province, in 1998-99. About 13,000 people, mostly Albanians, died before the 78-day NATO bombing led by the United States drove Serbian troops out of Kosovo.

Kosovo declared independence in 2008, but the government in Belgrade does not recognize its neighbor as a separate country.

This month, the Albanian Ministry of Tourism announced that it received an investment project proposal from Kushner's firm Affinity Partners to transform the former military base on Sazan Island in the Adriatic Sea into a resort. Prime Minister Edi Rama stated that Albania is proud of such interest.