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Commander of KFOR, Angelo Michele Ristuccia, told the Italian media that thanks to the professionalism of the members of the NATO peacekeeping mission, a massacre was avoided in the north of Kosovo.
“We managed to save 15 policemen trapped in the crowd. The reason why the situation did not escalate (on May 29) was the fact that we were very well prepared.
Our soldiers acted very, very professionally. And I would like to express my full support to our wounded and their families.
They acted so professionally that they were able to manage the force so that the situation did not escalate, so we saved 15 Kosovo policemen, we prevented the two sides from clashing, otherwise we would have had to deal with another completely different problem,” he told the Italian agency. of news, AGI.
While the presence of KFOR is expected to increase in Kosovo, the commander said that they are ready to face any kind of circumstances.
