5 hours agoBalkan security after the situation in Ukraine: NATO Declared
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)At the time NATO and the European Union have joined in condemning the Russian invasion in Ukraine, members of the alliance have told Radio Free Europe that they are willing to continue to play a role in supporting peace and long-term security in the Western Balkans region. NATO Policy in Kosovo and the Balkans [...]
NATO policy in Kosovo and the Western Balkans has been consistent all the time. And that remains now. NATO remains fully committed to playing its role in supporting long-term security across the Western Balkans”, an official of the Balkans has said NATO, when asked whether the alliance would increase its presence in the region to prevent any eventual destabilisation of the situation.
NATO in Kosovo has a military mission through KFOR, in which even troops from partner countries who are not members of the alliance are participating.
NATO's intervention, the defeat of KFOR's peacekeeping troops on June 12th, 1999, has followed the campaign of the North Atlantic Alliance's air attacks against Serb targets in Kosovo and Serbia, which has lasted 78 days.
Moscow's attack on Ukraine has started in the early hours of February 24th.
Missiles have been launched at airports and military infrastructure in about 25 cities.
The Kremlin's action has stirred anger and has been condemned worldwide.
The United States and its allies have warned of severe sanctions against Moscow.
