KFOR blames media and politicians; talks "some tensions"
A spokesman for KFOR says Monday's Kosovo special police raid in northern, Serb areas was "regular" activity.
Source: B92, Prva TV
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Asked what the situation in Kosovo was like this morning, Grasso replied that it was under control.
"Yesterday there were some tensions, but luckily they remained in isolated locations and were completed during the day, so I have to say that it is peaceful," he told Prva TV.
Asked with whose permission of Pristina's forces stormed the North, perpetrating brutal violence against Serbs there, Grasso said that what happened yesterday was a police operation carried out after the Kosovo prosecution issued arrest warrants.
"The operation was carried out in several municipalities, including municipalities in the north. As far as approval is concerned, the Kosovo police is fully responsible for the rule of law. And when they carry out these duties, they do it without additional permission," said the spokesman of KFOR, the NATO force in Kosovo.
Asked if it was true that Hungarian KFOR members wanted to react when they saw how Kosovo police were treating local population, Grasso said this this information was "not entirely accurate."
"That did not happen. The Hungarian battalion is part of KFOR and no attempt was made to intervene without the approval of KFOR. They were ready to intervene, but they did not try to intervene," explained Grasso.
When the interviewer said that footage from yesterday leads to the conclusion KFOR who was behind the Kosovo police, not between them and the people, thus having the police's back, Grasso reiterated that KFOR was monitoring the situation and not interfering because yesterday's operation had nothing to do with KFOR's mandate.
"At this moment, peace in Kosovo is most threatened by rhetoric, propaganda, provocation and sometimes false statements by politicians. I've been here for almost 20 months and there were no major incidents. The greatest threat to peace and stability is caused by the rhetoric used and abused by some leaders, as well as the media taking part in it," said Grasso.
Asked if and in which situation KFOR would have reacted yesterday to protect Serbs, Grasso did not give a concrete answer: "We are the third line of response. The Kosovo police worked and ended the action during the day with no big problems, except for that in Zubin Potok, so if the Kosovo police does not seek our intervention, we will not intervene. Unless the situation is extremely bad, if it threatens peace and stability."
He also said that the KFOR command was constantly monitoring the situation and that there was an exchange of information. "We were in contact even with the Serbian authorities. Everyone was informed about these operations in advance, and there was no surprise," he said. on.
From Avni: "Vucic pretending to be clueless. He knew few days before this police raid what will happen. His usual BS misleading Serbs."
Vucic said there was no evidence to arrest these people. Looks like he was right Avni. Those Serbs arrested and assaulted by those brave heavily armed Albanian police have been released in Zubin Potok. Looks like you're the BSer Avni, but what else is new? And get back to responding in Serbian, I get a kick out a shiptar speaking the true language of Kosovo!
(njegos, 30 May 2019 15:50)
Whom am I to believe, Jamie Shea PhD, Oxford Univ. or someone who doesn’t even know the correct name of the country where he was born. Can you prove where you were born.
(Katerina, 29 May 2019 21:20)
Psst lay off the cat nip since your beginning to talk nonsense sweetie.
(sj, 30 May 2019 13:05)
****Asked if and in which situation KFOR would have reacted yesterday to protect Serbs, Grasso did not give a concrete answer: "We are the third line of response. The Kosovo police worked and ended the action during the day with no big problems, except for that in Zubin Potok, so if the Kosovo police does not seek our intervention, we will not intervene. Unless the situation is extremely bad, if it threatens peace and stability."****
This is a concrete answer in fact! *** If the Kosovo police does not seek our intervention, we will not intervene.
Kosovo police is not the THREAT - Serbs are !
(Joni, 30 May 2019 12:17)
For those of you serbs that don’t live in mitrovica go visit before you saying anything and then go visits other serbs in Kosovo see the difference
(Tim, 30 May 2019 11:49)
Principa,
Whom am I to believe, Jamie Shea PhD, Oxford Univ. or someone who doesn’t even know the correct name of the country where he was born. Can you prove where you were born.
(Katerina, 29 May 2019 21:20)
"if the Kosovo police does not seek our intervention, we will not intervene. Unless the situation is extremely bad, if it threatens peace and stability."
--
Sending these Albanian monkeys into the north is a threat to peace and stability you fool. I'm glad major media, even the fake news media, reported this so the whole world can see how Albanian monkeys operate with NATO covering their back. Check -> [link]
It's also obvious, based on the comments here, whenever peace and stability is threated in KiM, the Albanians here get all excited. How sad and I'm glad more and more NATO members are waking up to what has been created here.
(Zoran, 29 May 2019 11:41)
Zoran, I couldn't agree with you more, and this is by far your best observation and comment thus far. So, basically this IDIOT said that the Albanian Police (ROSU) didn't ask them for help or to intervene, no shit Sherlock, they were the ones on the attack. This MORON should have asked the Serbian citizens that were being attacked if they needed help. This might be one of the most IGNORANT statement yet form KFOR/UNMIK/NATO. Thoroughly disgusting in every way, and they continue to show bias in bringing this Terroist caused mess to to some type of agreement. And when I sy Terrorist, I'm not only referring to the KLA, I'm including KFOR and NATO, as well as any country supporting the.
(Chi, 29 May 2019 18:50)
KFOR and NATO invaders, get the hell out of Kosovo and Serbian land. Don't worry about the Albanians Terrorists, they will be taken care of very quickly.
(Jugoslavija, 29 May 2019 17:54)
A dysfunctional fenced-in ghetto, whose dysfunction and fencing is manifested by criminal KLA terrorists and their NATO foreign sponsors.
(Zhukov, 29 May 2019 15:21)
Now KFOR is not neutral, what a surprise for a NATO unit. Before yesterday Vucic and Dacic were at many occasions so thankful for the contribution of KFOR to preserve peace and stability. It’s for sure that this kissing the a.. of NATO comes back very soon. Vucic is among the World champions of changing his opinion. Nobody knows what was his opinion yesterday and what will he say tomorrow.
(Charly, 29 May 2019 14:22)
This whole circus has been orchestrated by NATO/KFOR
They provoke Serbia and want a reaction from Serbia so NATO can justify annexing Kosovo*
Because the longer this frozen conflict plays out, the weaker the fool NATO looks.
NATO dictatorship must cease around the world IMMEDIATELY.
(Smart Serb, 29 May 2019 13:24)
"if the Kosovo police does not seek our intervention, we will not intervene. Unless the situation is extremely bad, if it threatens peace and stability."
--
Sending these Albanian monkeys into the north is a threat to peace and stability you fool. I'm glad major media, even the fake news media, reported this so the whole world can see how Albanian monkeys operate with NATO covering their back. Check -> [link]
It's also obvious, based on the comments here, whenever peace and stability is threated in KiM, the Albanians here get all excited. How sad and I'm glad more and more NATO members are waking up to what has been created here.
(Zoran, 29 May 2019 11:41)
The truth, black on white. Can it be clearer? The biggest threat to peace and stability is Belgrad and thats a fact everyone knows.
(Mario, 29 May 2019 11:33)
Truth hurts but it’s true though serbs albanians Bosniaks are really tired of criminals in mitrovica please to all of you who’s thinking mitrovica is safe it’s not for none of it’s citizens come one day and just see literally it’s like Sudan cars with no plates trash all over the st it’s sad someone needs to fix it serbia kosovo or nato north mitrovica is mass I don’t have problem with albanians Bosniaks or serbs the problem we have as citizens is criminals
(Bosko, 29 May 2019 11:10)
How it was clear yesterday KFOR has now confirmed that Vucic was informed in advance about the ROSU action. In a normal Country this would be strong reason for Vucic to step down. The president is betraying his people. KFOR has said that the rhetoric by media and politicians were reasons for the tensions. And this was directed towards Serbia with its centralized media. Yesterday great drama in Serb media, today more or less totally different picture. How can you see better how the Serb population is manipulated. If the elite in Serbia cannot create a new leadership for the country Serbia will come in serious trouble. More and more people are leaving Serbia after lost all hopes in a democratic future of the country. Only old, poor and less educated people are not able to guarantee the future of Serbia. Vucic, Dacic and Brnabic are a Great problem with their autocratic style. Persons like Vulin, Djuric or blond woman beside Vucic have only one interest, good positions with high income and connections. Is there no officer who has a bit courage and remembers his oak?
(Tom, 29 May 2019 11:09)
Vincenzo is a NATO spokesperson - they are trained to spew out falsity and nonsense while keeping a straight face. If NATO don't know what they are mandated by UN to do in Serbia's province perhaps best they move on and let others stick to peacekeeping.
One should ask him is it a norm in Italy that so called bandits of a special police force enter an area that was agreed not enter in order to shoot over the heads of civilians and forcefully act in unlawful arrest and detention of civilians and UN representatives? If your not there to stop exactly this what exactly is your reason for being.
Vincenzo must have attended the NATO advanced session on propaganda spin and make them beLIEve - eprhaps its coordinated by Jamie O'Shea with his examples of spining deciet in 1999
(Principa, Gracanica, Kosovo i Metohija, SERBIA, 29 May 2019 10:59)
"Propaganda, Rhetoric used and abused by some leaders, as well as the media taking part in it," said Grasso.
Serbia and their media is known to throw propaganda to their people, to threaten peace in Kosovo.
Another propaganda is: Kosovo police were treating local population. I am laughing.
Wake up serbian people. Your government is playing with your brains.
(BE, 29 May 2019 10:27)
Vincenzo is a NATO spokesperson - they are trained to spew out falsity and nonsense while keeping a straight face. If NATO don't know what they are mandated by UN to do in Serbia's province perhaps best they move on and let others stick to peacekeeping.
One should ask him is it a norm in Italy that so called bandits of a special police force enter an area that was agreed not enter in order to shoot over the heads of civilians and forcefully act in unlawful arrest and detention of civilians and UN representatives? If your not there to stop exactly this what exactly is your reason for being.
Vincenzo must have attended the NATO advanced session on propaganda spin and make them beLIEve - eprhaps its coordinated by Jamie O'Shea with his examples of spining deciet in 1999
(Principa, Gracanica, Kosovo i Metohija, SERBIA, 29 May 2019 10:59)
The truth, black on white. Can it be clearer? The biggest threat to peace and stability is Belgrad and thats a fact everyone knows.
(Mario, 29 May 2019 11:33)
"if the Kosovo police does not seek our intervention, we will not intervene. Unless the situation is extremely bad, if it threatens peace and stability."
--
Sending these Albanian monkeys into the north is a threat to peace and stability you fool. I'm glad major media, even the fake news media, reported this so the whole world can see how Albanian monkeys operate with NATO covering their back. Check -> [link]
It's also obvious, based on the comments here, whenever peace and stability is threated in KiM, the Albanians here get all excited. How sad and I'm glad more and more NATO members are waking up to what has been created here.
(Zoran, 29 May 2019 11:41)
Truth hurts but it’s true though serbs albanians Bosniaks are really tired of criminals in mitrovica please to all of you who’s thinking mitrovica is safe it’s not for none of it’s citizens come one day and just see literally it’s like Sudan cars with no plates trash all over the st it’s sad someone needs to fix it serbia kosovo or nato north mitrovica is mass I don’t have problem with albanians Bosniaks or serbs the problem we have as citizens is criminals
(Bosko, 29 May 2019 11:10)
This whole circus has been orchestrated by NATO/KFOR
They provoke Serbia and want a reaction from Serbia so NATO can justify annexing Kosovo*
Because the longer this frozen conflict plays out, the weaker the fool NATO looks.
NATO dictatorship must cease around the world IMMEDIATELY.
(Smart Serb, 29 May 2019 13:24)
"Propaganda, Rhetoric used and abused by some leaders, as well as the media taking part in it," said Grasso.
Serbia and their media is known to throw propaganda to their people, to threaten peace in Kosovo.
Another propaganda is: Kosovo police were treating local population. I am laughing.
Wake up serbian people. Your government is playing with your brains.
(BE, 29 May 2019 10:27)
A dysfunctional fenced-in ghetto, whose dysfunction and fencing is manifested by criminal KLA terrorists and their NATO foreign sponsors.
(Zhukov, 29 May 2019 15:21)
How it was clear yesterday KFOR has now confirmed that Vucic was informed in advance about the ROSU action. In a normal Country this would be strong reason for Vucic to step down. The president is betraying his people. KFOR has said that the rhetoric by media and politicians were reasons for the tensions. And this was directed towards Serbia with its centralized media. Yesterday great drama in Serb media, today more or less totally different picture. How can you see better how the Serb population is manipulated. If the elite in Serbia cannot create a new leadership for the country Serbia will come in serious trouble. More and more people are leaving Serbia after lost all hopes in a democratic future of the country. Only old, poor and less educated people are not able to guarantee the future of Serbia. Vucic, Dacic and Brnabic are a Great problem with their autocratic style. Persons like Vulin, Djuric or blond woman beside Vucic have only one interest, good positions with high income and connections. Is there no officer who has a bit courage and remembers his oak?
(Tom, 29 May 2019 11:09)
****Asked if and in which situation KFOR would have reacted yesterday to protect Serbs, Grasso did not give a concrete answer: "We are the third line of response. The Kosovo police worked and ended the action during the day with no big problems, except for that in Zubin Potok, so if the Kosovo police does not seek our intervention, we will not intervene. Unless the situation is extremely bad, if it threatens peace and stability."****
This is a concrete answer in fact! *** If the Kosovo police does not seek our intervention, we will not intervene.
Kosovo police is not the THREAT - Serbs are !
(Joni, 30 May 2019 12:17)
From Avni: "Vucic pretending to be clueless. He knew few days before this police raid what will happen. His usual BS misleading Serbs."
Vucic said there was no evidence to arrest these people. Looks like he was right Avni. Those Serbs arrested and assaulted by those brave heavily armed Albanian police have been released in Zubin Potok. Looks like you're the BSer Avni, but what else is new? And get back to responding in Serbian, I get a kick out a shiptar speaking the true language of Kosovo!
(njegos, 30 May 2019 15:50)
Whom am I to believe, Jamie Shea PhD, Oxford Univ. or someone who doesn’t even know the correct name of the country where he was born. Can you prove where you were born.
(Katerina, 29 May 2019 21:20)
Psst lay off the cat nip since your beginning to talk nonsense sweetie.
(sj, 30 May 2019 13:05)
KFOR and NATO invaders, get the hell out of Kosovo and Serbian land. Don't worry about the Albanians Terrorists, they will be taken care of very quickly.
(Jugoslavija, 29 May 2019 17:54)
Now KFOR is not neutral, what a surprise for a NATO unit. Before yesterday Vucic and Dacic were at many occasions so thankful for the contribution of KFOR to preserve peace and stability. It’s for sure that this kissing the a.. of NATO comes back very soon. Vucic is among the World champions of changing his opinion. Nobody knows what was his opinion yesterday and what will he say tomorrow.
(Charly, 29 May 2019 14:22)
"if the Kosovo police does not seek our intervention, we will not intervene. Unless the situation is extremely bad, if it threatens peace and stability."
--
Sending these Albanian monkeys into the north is a threat to peace and stability you fool. I'm glad major media, even the fake news media, reported this so the whole world can see how Albanian monkeys operate with NATO covering their back. Check -> [link]
It's also obvious, based on the comments here, whenever peace and stability is threated in KiM, the Albanians here get all excited. How sad and I'm glad more and more NATO members are waking up to what has been created here.
(Zoran, 29 May 2019 11:41)
Zoran, I couldn't agree with you more, and this is by far your best observation and comment thus far. So, basically this IDIOT said that the Albanian Police (ROSU) didn't ask them for help or to intervene, no shit Sherlock, they were the ones on the attack. This MORON should have asked the Serbian citizens that were being attacked if they needed help. This might be one of the most IGNORANT statement yet form KFOR/UNMIK/NATO. Thoroughly disgusting in every way, and they continue to show bias in bringing this Terroist caused mess to to some type of agreement. And when I sy Terrorist, I'm not only referring to the KLA, I'm including KFOR and NATO, as well as any country supporting the.
(Chi, 29 May 2019 18:50)
Principa,
Whom am I to believe, Jamie Shea PhD, Oxford Univ. or someone who doesn’t even know the correct name of the country where he was born. Can you prove where you were born.
(Katerina, 29 May 2019 21:20)
For those of you serbs that don’t live in mitrovica go visit before you saying anything and then go visits other serbs in Kosovo see the difference
(Tim, 30 May 2019 11:49)
The truth, black on white. Can it be clearer? The biggest threat to peace and stability is Belgrad and thats a fact everyone knows.
(Mario, 29 May 2019 11:33)
"Propaganda, Rhetoric used and abused by some leaders, as well as the media taking part in it," said Grasso.
Serbia and their media is known to throw propaganda to their people, to threaten peace in Kosovo.
Another propaganda is: Kosovo police were treating local population. I am laughing.
Wake up serbian people. Your government is playing with your brains.
(BE, 29 May 2019 10:27)
"if the Kosovo police does not seek our intervention, we will not intervene. Unless the situation is extremely bad, if it threatens peace and stability."
--
Sending these Albanian monkeys into the north is a threat to peace and stability you fool. I'm glad major media, even the fake news media, reported this so the whole world can see how Albanian monkeys operate with NATO covering their back. Check -> [link]
It's also obvious, based on the comments here, whenever peace and stability is threated in KiM, the Albanians here get all excited. How sad and I'm glad more and more NATO members are waking up to what has been created here.
(Zoran, 29 May 2019 11:41)
This whole circus has been orchestrated by NATO/KFOR
They provoke Serbia and want a reaction from Serbia so NATO can justify annexing Kosovo*
Because the longer this frozen conflict plays out, the weaker the fool NATO looks.
NATO dictatorship must cease around the world IMMEDIATELY.
(Smart Serb, 29 May 2019 13:24)
Vincenzo is a NATO spokesperson - they are trained to spew out falsity and nonsense while keeping a straight face. If NATO don't know what they are mandated by UN to do in Serbia's province perhaps best they move on and let others stick to peacekeeping.
One should ask him is it a norm in Italy that so called bandits of a special police force enter an area that was agreed not enter in order to shoot over the heads of civilians and forcefully act in unlawful arrest and detention of civilians and UN representatives? If your not there to stop exactly this what exactly is your reason for being.
Vincenzo must have attended the NATO advanced session on propaganda spin and make them beLIEve - eprhaps its coordinated by Jamie O'Shea with his examples of spining deciet in 1999
(Principa, Gracanica, Kosovo i Metohija, SERBIA, 29 May 2019 10:59)
How it was clear yesterday KFOR has now confirmed that Vucic was informed in advance about the ROSU action. In a normal Country this would be strong reason for Vucic to step down. The president is betraying his people. KFOR has said that the rhetoric by media and politicians were reasons for the tensions. And this was directed towards Serbia with its centralized media. Yesterday great drama in Serb media, today more or less totally different picture. How can you see better how the Serb population is manipulated. If the elite in Serbia cannot create a new leadership for the country Serbia will come in serious trouble. More and more people are leaving Serbia after lost all hopes in a democratic future of the country. Only old, poor and less educated people are not able to guarantee the future of Serbia. Vucic, Dacic and Brnabic are a Great problem with their autocratic style. Persons like Vulin, Djuric or blond woman beside Vucic have only one interest, good positions with high income and connections. Is there no officer who has a bit courage and remembers his oak?
(Tom, 29 May 2019 11:09)
A dysfunctional fenced-in ghetto, whose dysfunction and fencing is manifested by criminal KLA terrorists and their NATO foreign sponsors.
(Zhukov, 29 May 2019 15:21)
Truth hurts but it’s true though serbs albanians Bosniaks are really tired of criminals in mitrovica please to all of you who’s thinking mitrovica is safe it’s not for none of it’s citizens come one day and just see literally it’s like Sudan cars with no plates trash all over the st it’s sad someone needs to fix it serbia kosovo or nato north mitrovica is mass I don’t have problem with albanians Bosniaks or serbs the problem we have as citizens is criminals
(Bosko, 29 May 2019 11:10)
****Asked if and in which situation KFOR would have reacted yesterday to protect Serbs, Grasso did not give a concrete answer: "We are the third line of response. The Kosovo police worked and ended the action during the day with no big problems, except for that in Zubin Potok, so if the Kosovo police does not seek our intervention, we will not intervene. Unless the situation is extremely bad, if it threatens peace and stability."****
This is a concrete answer in fact! *** If the Kosovo police does not seek our intervention, we will not intervene.
Kosovo police is not the THREAT - Serbs are !
(Joni, 30 May 2019 12:17)
Now KFOR is not neutral, what a surprise for a NATO unit. Before yesterday Vucic and Dacic were at many occasions so thankful for the contribution of KFOR to preserve peace and stability. It’s for sure that this kissing the a.. of NATO comes back very soon. Vucic is among the World champions of changing his opinion. Nobody knows what was his opinion yesterday and what will he say tomorrow.
(Charly, 29 May 2019 14:22)
From Avni: "Vucic pretending to be clueless. He knew few days before this police raid what will happen. His usual BS misleading Serbs."
Vucic said there was no evidence to arrest these people. Looks like he was right Avni. Those Serbs arrested and assaulted by those brave heavily armed Albanian police have been released in Zubin Potok. Looks like you're the BSer Avni, but what else is new? And get back to responding in Serbian, I get a kick out a shiptar speaking the true language of Kosovo!
(njegos, 30 May 2019 15:50)
KFOR and NATO invaders, get the hell out of Kosovo and Serbian land. Don't worry about the Albanians Terrorists, they will be taken care of very quickly.
(Jugoslavija, 29 May 2019 17:54)
Principa,
Whom am I to believe, Jamie Shea PhD, Oxford Univ. or someone who doesn’t even know the correct name of the country where he was born. Can you prove where you were born.
(Katerina, 29 May 2019 21:20)
For those of you serbs that don’t live in mitrovica go visit before you saying anything and then go visits other serbs in Kosovo see the difference
(Tim, 30 May 2019 11:49)
Whom am I to believe, Jamie Shea PhD, Oxford Univ. or someone who doesn’t even know the correct name of the country where he was born. Can you prove where you were born.
(Katerina, 29 May 2019 21:20)
Psst lay off the cat nip since your beginning to talk nonsense sweetie.
(sj, 30 May 2019 13:05)
"if the Kosovo police does not seek our intervention, we will not intervene. Unless the situation is extremely bad, if it threatens peace and stability."
--
Sending these Albanian monkeys into the north is a threat to peace and stability you fool. I'm glad major media, even the fake news media, reported this so the whole world can see how Albanian monkeys operate with NATO covering their back. Check -> [link]
It's also obvious, based on the comments here, whenever peace and stability is threated in KiM, the Albanians here get all excited. How sad and I'm glad more and more NATO members are waking up to what has been created here.
(Zoran, 29 May 2019 11:41)
Zoran, I couldn't agree with you more, and this is by far your best observation and comment thus far. So, basically this IDIOT said that the Albanian Police (ROSU) didn't ask them for help or to intervene, no shit Sherlock, they were the ones on the attack. This MORON should have asked the Serbian citizens that were being attacked if they needed help. This might be one of the most IGNORANT statement yet form KFOR/UNMIK/NATO. Thoroughly disgusting in every way, and they continue to show bias in bringing this Terroist caused mess to to some type of agreement. And when I sy Terrorist, I'm not only referring to the KLA, I'm including KFOR and NATO, as well as any country supporting the.
(Chi, 29 May 2019 18:50)