DISINFO: Having NATO in Kosovo is a risk for the population as the West is expert in creating conflict
SUMMARY
Regarding Kosovo, it is surprising the endless capability of the West to create conflict: Ukraine, Serbia, Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia… What is even worse is that the EU follows Washington’s orders, who decides whether conflicts continue or not. The EU has nothing to do here, although they can say many things but only when they receive the order to do so. It is a constant risk for the population to have the KFOR in the territory in such a tense situation. NATO can argue or invent any pretext to attack Kosovo Serbs, as it has already experimented on how to destroy communities throughout the world.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives against the West, NATO and the EU.
NATO forces in Kosovo (KFOR) have repeatedly contributed to defusing tensions among communities, including in August and December 2022, as well as during the deadly incidents of March 2004, when UN and NATO forces tried to contain clashes between Serbs and ethnic Albanians, which resulted in 27 locals dead and 11 peacekeepers injured.
This disinformation claim is part of a pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign to blame the West for the escalation of tensions in Kosovo in December 2022. Further, it is also serves to divert attention away from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
See other examples of similar disinformation narratives, such as claims that the West is an accomplice of the ethnic cleansing of Serbs in Kosovo, that the escalation of tensions in Kosovo is caused by NATO, that the West is using Kosovo to break Serbia’s ties to Russia and China, that the West is organising everything in Kosovo and is unable to force Kosovars to obey existing agreements, or that the US is trying to provoke Serbia into a military operation.