NATO hast just announced that it authorized a higher troop presence in Kosovo.
Serbia’s escalation potential is considered limited. Openly crossing the border to Kosovo would only trigger a full-blown NATO response. It would be suicidal for Belgrade to make such a foolish move but it shouldn’t be fully disregarded, especially when knowing that Russia has its fingers in play.
But Serbia has means to pose a threat by utilizing terrorist tactics just as in the Banjske incident a few days ago.
Source:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...vo-2023-09-29/
BRUSSELS, Sept 29 (Reuters) - NATO has authorized additional forces for Kosovo, the military alliance said on Friday, following the
worst violence in northern Kosovo in years.
A battle between
police and armed Serbs holed up in a monastery turned a quiet village in northern Kosovo into a war zone earlier this week.
NATO said in a statement that it had "authorized additional forces to address the current situation" but did not immediately specify how many or from which countries.
A later statement from Britain's Ministry of Defence said it had transferred command of a battalion of troops to the alliance….