5 minutes agoWill Serbia cause problems in the Balkans? That's the response of KFOR Commander
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The number of soldiers in the Serbian Army does not matter to KFOR commander, but the number of states belonging to the NATO coalition. Asked what if Serbia, with more than a hundred thousand troops, tried to enter Kosovo, would five thousand KFOR soldiers, Major General Salvatore Cuoci, have [...]
Asked what if Serbia, with more than a hundred thousand troops, tried to enter Kosovo, would the five thousand KFOR soldiers, Major General Salvatore Cuoci, have cited the fact that 29 states stand behind KFOR soldiers.
This would be catastrophic and bring us back 20 years ago and without any solution between Pristina and Belgrade and the entire region. So, I think this is something that couldn't happen, and it wouldn't have to happen, because it's out of the reach of anything real”, he said.
It's not a matter of numbers, soldiers ... it's a question of readiness. It's also a question of what the number of the other 5,000 soldiers means... We should consider that there are 29 states behind these soldiers so far and there is a will and commitment to be here, and it is not a matter of confrontation on the ground. It's about what happens next... That is why I consider Serbia's possibility to cause problems in the region unrealistic because it has no meaning for some reasons. The first is going back to the past. The return of this region in the early 20 years is of no use to anyone, and that would be crazy”, he added further.
