On June 12, 1999, after Moscow had been denied its own - TopicsExpress



          

On June 12, 1999, after Moscow had been denied its own peacekeeping sector in Kosovo by NATO officials, 200 Russian airborne troops made a night-time dash from Bosnia and Herzegovina all the way to Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. There, the Russians occupied the main airport and refused NATO troops entry. The incident caused a tense exchange between US NATO Commander Wesley Clark and British General Mike Jackson, who famously told Clark, “I will not start World War III for you” by confronting the Russian troops.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 01:47:13 +0000

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