Russian President Vladimir Putin recalled how, during the events in Yugoslavia in 1999, he was interested in the opinion of the then Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Anatoly Kvashnin, about the capture of the Slatina airport in Pristina. The head of state talked about this in an interview for the TV channel’s movie “Belgrade”. “Russia 1”.
Putin, who served as Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation at that time, gave the following answer to the Chief of General Staff’s question as to why it was necessary to capture this airport: One day I will have to leave there, but there will be something to bargain for. According to him, Kvashnin did not risk coordinating this operation of the Russian Armed Forces with high-ranking officials, including the country’s Ministry of Defense.
“He already talked to me about this issue and asked my opinion. So I told him: If you think it’s appropriate, do it,” Putin recalled.
In the same movie, the Russian President named Pointless discussions about the fate of Yugoslavia under a different government in the Russian Federation.
In 1999, NATO forces bombed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). The reason for this was the armed conflict between Albanian separatists in the Kosovo Liberation Army and Serbian security forces. NATO air strikes continued from 24 March to 10 June 1999. On the night of June 12, Russian paratroopers carried out a forced march into Kosovo, securing their area of responsibility in the area of Slatina International Airport (the main military airport near Pristina).
Previously in Kosovo asked The USA is asking for help because of Russia.