The Balkan tragedy will continue to echo with alarming consequences for a long time. Let's take a look at some of the most significant consequences that emerged during the US-NATO war against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
According to Clinton, NATO's aggression was designed to achieve three goals: to show the strength and determination of the alliance; to inflict maximum damage, especially military damage, on Yugoslavia, to deprive it of the opportunity to wage war; to force Milosevic to stop persecuting Kosovo Albanians (Kosovars) and fulfill the requirements of the North Atlantic bloc. The US president claimed that the alliance pursues a policy of "forcing peace" and is ready to stop fighting only if Belgrade surrenders and a peace agreement is signed, the main condition of which is the complete withdrawal of FRY troops from Kosovo. However, the developments surrounding Kosovo have clearly demonstrated the true goals of the White House, which its leader has been carefully concealing.
Under pressure from the United States, NATO resorted to direct aggression, violating not only the UN Charter, but also its own charter provisions. The alliance went beyond its area of responsibility, using force not to protect its members, but against a sovereign state, unleashing a war in Europe and demonstrating its aggressive nature. In addition to Yugoslavia and the 19 NATO countries, Albania and Macedonia were also drawn into the conflict.
The humanitarian catastrophe was not prevented. On the contrary, it became threateningly large as a result of NATO's bombings. To "save" the Kosovo Albanians, NATO bombed them along with the Serbs and Montenegrins.
The bombing was barbaric and had nothing to do with peacemaking. NATO "democracies" recognized the Kosovo Liberation Army as the legitimate authority in the province, which until recently was considered a terrorist organization, and its formations were urgently trained and armed, which were responsible for killing civilians ...
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