Russian Foreign Ministry Spreads Disinformation About NATO Intervention in 1999

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reposted a series of disinformation about NATO's intervention in Yugoslavia on its Telegram channel.

The ministry claims that NATO "violated international law" during the bombing and that its actions caused "unforeseen long-term consequences for the health of civilians."

What the Russian Ministry underlines:

"The long-term consequences of NATO's 1999 aggression against Yugoslavia is still felt.”
 “NATO used depleted uranium ammunition, which allegedly ‘caused an unprecedented increase in various types of cancer.’”
"Under the umbrella of NATO aggression, members of the so-called 'Kosovo Liberation Army'' committed serious crimes, including kidnappings of Serbs for the illegal trade in human organs.

Analysis:

NATO's intervention in 1999 came as a response to the repression of the Slobodan Milosevic regime against Albanians in Kosovo., documented by international organizations such as Human Rights Watch.

The Russian Foreign Ministry does not mention the fact that the intervention had a humanitarian character and stopped ethnic cleansing and mass crimes against Albanians.

One of the most common disinformation from Moscow is that depleted uranium ammunition was used during the intervention, which caused an increase in cancer.
The World Health Organization clearly explains that there is no evidence of a massive increase in cancer due to depleted uranium.

Medical experts NATO experts have concluded that the risk from depleted uranium is low and there is no evidence of increased disease in soldiers and civilians..

The United Nations Environment Programme confirms that there is local pollution, but not a health disaster as Russia is trying to portray.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also refers to unfounded accusations from Dick Marty's report about organ trafficking, which have never been confirmed by final court decisions.
The court in The Hague is conducting trials, but there is no evidence that there was organized organ trafficking as Russian and Serbian sources claim..

Conclusion:

The claims of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs constitute a typical example of the propaganda narrative that has been disseminated for years in Serbia to justify pro-Russian policy and discredit NATO, Kosovo, and the United States of America.

There is no evidence of a "cancer epidemic" in civilians due to depleted uranium.

The charges against the KLA have not been confirmed by court decisions.

NATO's intervention was humanitarian in nature and prevented ethnic cleansing in Kosovo.

Russia uses the anniversaries of NATO bombings to spread politically motivated lies, which do not reflect the facts confirmed by international organizations and judicial institutions. /The Geopost/