Zakharova with a false narrative about the NATO intervention in Kosovo: It happened for no reason, for us this land is Serbia

Russian ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has continued the false narrative against NATO for intervening in the Kosovo war, stating that it was done under the pretext of unfounded accusations.

What did Zakharova say?

“Twenty-five years ago, NATO aircraft showed the world what ‘humanitarian intervention’ really meant. It was this term that was used by the leadership of the United States and NATO for attacks on military and civilian targets of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, whose leadership In order to preserve the unity of the country, it was forced to wage an armed war against the separatists. The US and NATO military operation against Belgrade was carried out without the approval of the United Nations Security Council under the pretext of baseless accusations against the FRY authorities that they had carried out “ethnic cleansing” in autonomous Kosovo and allegedly caused a humanitarian catastrophe in the region. Russia will never forget that the so-called Kosovo is the territory of Serbia,” said Zaharova.

Analysis:

Zakharova misinforms that NATO intervened under the pretext of unfounded accusations. The purpose of NATO’s intervention was initially to stop the ethnic cleansing of Albanians in Kosovo and to prevent further spread of the conflict in the region, as almost one million Kosovo Albanians were displaced to neighboring countries. Yugoslavia’s war crimes have been condemned by international organizations and agencies such as the United Nations, NATO and various NGOs. Yugoslavia’s refusal to sign the Rambouillet Agreement was also a reason for NATO’s use of force. After the war, a list was drawn up showing that over 13,500 people were killed or disappeared during the two-year conflict, most of them Albanians. Yugoslav and Serbian forces caused the displacement of about 1.2 million Kosovo Albanians. This was also the reason why NATO launched air strikes against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo war. The air strikes lasted from March 24, 1999 to June 10, 1999 and led to the withdrawal of the Yugoslav armed forces from Kosovo. From that point onwards, NATO has maintained peace in Kosovo for all its citizens, regardless of ethnicity./G.Venhari-The Geopost/