Kurti says they're around, KFOR claims there's evidence of the group's presence Wagner in northern Kosovo.

Kosovo's prime minister, Albin Kurti, has long spoken of the presence of the notorious Russian group “Wagner” and “Night-wagers in the north, as two of the Russian criminal groups that want to destabilise Kosovo. However, such a statement has not been confirmed by KFOR as a mission NATO in Kosovo that primary goal has the preservation of stability. KFOR says they have no evidence of the presence of these two groups in northern Kosovo.

Commander Antonio Ristuccia has said today that KFOR is aware of the situation in Kosovo, including in the country's north. This, Riztuccia said, is also the professional and moral task KFOR has taken over.

As to wanting to calm citizens over the possibility of an attack by Serbian expeditions, Ristica stressed that, besides KFOR, 27 NATO allies work to ensure peace and stability in Kosovo.

Let me first say, it's our professional and moral duty to fully understand the situation. We give each phenomenon the right dimension. And let me assure the entire population in Kosovo that we clearly know everything that is happening on the ground. I would like to remind everyone we have on the ground the NATO intelligence, we have 27 countries, 27 NATO allies and 7 partner countries, who are fully committed to supporting us in this field”, he said in an interview for Klan Kosova.

So we have a clear mirror of what's going on”, he said away.

Meanwhile, further away from yesterday, the country's prime minister, Albin Kurti, stated that, around Kosovo, there are 48 operational bases, some of them soldiers of Russia's Wagner group, and others of the “Waters of Night”.

Serbia has become more aggressive towards Kosovo after the Russian occupation [in Ukraine]. 48 operational bases are around Kosovo, of them 28 military bases of 20 gendarmerie, where Wagner's mercenaries and Night Wolfes” were seen, Kurti said in an interview for “France 24”.

Asked whether there is a presence of notorious Russian groups based on statements by Prime Minister Kurti, KFOR commander said there is currently no evidence of such presence.

For now, we have no evidence of what you refer to. We have no information on this. But, we're closely following the development of the” situation, Ristuccia responded.

However, he did not deny the existence of Serb criminal groups, which he said Kosovo police are doing a good job towards their dissolution.

But if you're referring to the fact that there are organised crime groups that are involved in smuggling activities, for example, let me stress that any type of duty that concerns law enforcement, and rule of law, is the responsibility of the Kosovo Police and they do their best to confront this issue. ”