Fears over the outbreak of a second conflict on European soil rise as both Belgrade and Pristina put troops on high level of combat readiness
The commander of the Nato-led international peacekeeping force in Kosovo, known as the Kosovo Force , said thatBoth UK and US defence sources have also toldThe increased presence of KFOR peacekeepers comes as Serbia erected more roadblocks in northern Kosovo and defied international demands to remove others put up earlier, a day after Belgrade placed its troops near the border on a high level of combat readiness.
Tensions between Kosovo, which declared independence after a war in 2008, and Serbia have reached a new high over the past month. KFOR commander, Major General Angelo Michele Ristuccia, said: “KFOR has increased its presence and patrols in recent months. Kosovo officials have accused Mr Vucic of using his state media to stir trouble and trigger incidents that would act as a pretext for an armed intervention in the former Serbian province.
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