NATO & Russia Nearly Went to War - Kosovo 1999
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- Опубліковано 29 бер 2022
- In 1999, NATO and Russia came close to war over the issue of Kosovo, a tiny Balkans nation that NATO intervened in to restore peace. When a British general was ordered by his American superior to forcibly eject Russian soldiers from an airport, an extraordinary confrontation occurred between the two Allies.
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"I will not start WWIII for you". Incredible and amazing how his judgement in that split moment prevent such a catastrophe...
Thank you Mark! This incident happened while I was serving in the Norwegian military as a dentist. I had the responsibility to get the dental status for all our 1250 Norwegian soldiers in the KFOR 1 deployment and our officers. I remember just before deployment having our commanding officer, Colonel R. Mood, in the chair, when he asked me if I too was ready to go to Kosovo? I had just met a girl and declined the proposal to see the Balkans wearing green uniform and blue beret. As it happens I came to marry this girl and we actually celebrate our 15th wedding day today❤️
james blunt diffused the situation by singing the opposing force "you're beautiful"
"There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed." --Sun Tzu, "The Art of War."
Absolutely loving this "modern history" about Russia and Europe. Keep giving us more!
That entire affair was utterly confusing to understand as a civilian in the US in 1999. Mark Felton has a tendency to keep it straightforward. 👍
My parents , who were divorced for a few years already, took me out of school and picked up my grandparents so we could all go camping for two weeks around my birthday in April 1999. I never thought strangely about it until watching this.
I was one of the first US forces to enter in June 1999. But I worked together with the Russian Army a year later to close the ground safety zone and to safeguard a Serbian village called Pasjane
I remember reading this story for the first time and being absolutely stunned that the Captain James Blunt I was reading about was also the musician!
"And the French pulled out leaving the British alone..."
Kosovo is not a nation, even today. It's a part of Serbia under international law.
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I remember when this happened. I was in basic training. Our instructor called about 15 names and we stood up. He said after basic training you guys are selected to work perimeter security at a military base in that region. It woke us up really quick to how we have to always be ready to go to war. Luckily it was a joke but it taught us all alot about being soldiers.
So sad. I remember when I was in Kosovo in 2001 I met a number of Russian soldiers. They had a BTR, and they allowed us to check it out. We exchanged patches and MREs. It's sad to see the state of affairs these days.
In fact, the NATO war against Yugoslavia is much more important than many might think.
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General Westley Clark now has a major financial interest in mining operations in Kosovo.
Dr Felton deserves all the praise he gets, his content definitely lives up to the hype. Thanks Mark
One thing you have forgotten, ONU has never approved the NATO operation (as it was done for Irak and Libya).
Spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the EU said that as a Cold War remnant and the world's largest military alliance, NATO has not yet abandoned its thinking and practice of creating "enemies" and engaging in bloc confrontation 30 years after the end of the Cold War.