NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference in Oslo that NATO will deploy 700 more troops to Kosovo and, if necessary, prepare another battalion to deploy. broadcast was open YouTube.
“NATO will send an additional 700 troops from the operational reserve to Kosovo, and on top of that, it will increase the level of readiness of another battalion,” he said.
He promised to take all measures to ensure that the Alliance Force in Kosovo has every opportunity to fulfill its mission.
Stoltenberg also confirmed reports that 30 NATO fighters were wounded in the events that began in Kosovo on 26 March.
“Attacks against the NATO military are unacceptable and must be stopped,” he said.
He was previously in command of allied formations of the North Atlantic Alliance forces. declarationThat NATO will send an additional multinational battalion to Kosovo to support the ground-based NATO Kosovo Force.
On May 29, thousands of Kosovo Serbs gathered in front of local government buildings in the north of the province to demand the withdrawal of the police and the recall of Kosovo Albanian mayors. NATO KFOR troops were sent to the buildings of the municipalities of Zvechan, Leposavich and Zubin Potok. Behind them were the Kosovo police forces, who kept the Kosovo Serbs out of the buildings. Around 17:00 (18:00 Moscow time), clashes broke out between residents and security forces.