Provocations in Kosovo meet Russia’s interests – British MP

The lawmaker commented to Guildhall on information provided by the Kosovo Ministry of Internal Affairs that Russia could have been invved in an attack on pice in the village of Banjska, which resulted in aggravation of relations with Serbia and the amassing of Serbian tros across the border with Kosovo, Ukrinform reports.

“Yes (provocations in Kosovo are in Russia’s interests – ed.), we believe they’ve been were active. I mean, Russia is very stretched. Its resources are very stretched, both military and others,” the pitician said.

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As reported by British Defense Minister Grant Shapps, in response to an urgent request from NATO, the UK is sending a contingent of peacekeepers to Kosovo, as announced by the country's defense minister.

The escalation unfded on September 24, when approximately 30 armed ethnic Serbs driving armored vehicles clashed with the pice patr force near the village of Banjska.

As a result of the shootout, one piceman and three attackers were killed.

The next day, Kosovo pice displayed a large amount of weapons and equipment seized from the militants.

Kosovo authorities declared September 25 a day of mourning and described the incident as a terrorist attack carried out by “a group of heavily armed militants, professionally trained and financed” by Serbia.

In addition, Kosovo began to investigate Russia's invvement in the attack on the pice.

Kosovo Interior Minister Xelal Svekla said that intelligence services are now studying evidence that Russia, an ally of Serbia, was invved in the attack. We are talking about “equipment and documents” indicating the participation of the Kremlin.