PRISTINA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Kosovo has asked the United States to establish a permanent military base in the country and speed up its integration into NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kosovo's Defence Minister Armend Mehaj said on Sunday.

The United States has already 635 soldiers in the Balkan country to maintain the fragile peace as part of a NATO peacekeeping mission.

“Accelerating Kosovo’s membership in NATO and having a permanent base of American forces is an immediate need to guarantee peace, security and stability in the Western Balkans,” Mehaj said on his Facebook page.

Kosovo has joined other countries in introducing sanctions against Russia. Mehaj has said that his government was ready to offer help for any military operation to Ukraine, should that be asked for by Washington.

Kosovo’s 2008 independence is recognised by more than 110 countries, mainly Western nations, but not by Serbia or its traditional ally Russia. Four NATO members also refuse to recognise Kosovo’s independence. Kosovo is still not a United Nations member over objections from Russia.


https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-02-27-kosovo-asks-u-s-for-permanent-military-base-speedier-nato-membership/

Lol
Kosovo is to NATO/US what Luhansk and Donetsk are to Russia

Russia is a bully, There is a reason why Many countries refused to align with them.

According to Foolish nigerian youths, USA is the aggressor since 90s but the question is, why do countries keep begging these aggressors to join NATO instead of aligning with Saint Russia?

Northernblood5:
Russia is a bully, There is a reason why Many countries refused to align with them.

According to Foolish nigerian youths, USA is the aggressor since 90s but the question is, why do countries keep begging these aggressors to join NATO instead of aligning with Saint Russia?

Imagine their own neighbors not just neighbors people they share long history with are running away and embracing people who stay miles away, Russia has been messing up for long just nobody wants to tolerate them this time.

sanpipita:


Imagine their own neighbors not just neighbors people they share long history with are running away and embracing people who stay miles away, Russia has been messing up for long just nobody wants to tolerate them this time.

Russia supporters ought to ask themselves WHY are Russias neighbor not allying with them. Even Finland that has been neutral for long has started allying with Europe.

Northernblood5:


Russia supporters ought to ask themselves WHY are Russias neighbor not allying with them. Even Finland that has been neutral for long has started allying with Europe.

They wont they rather blame America who are miles away, the senseless war Putin decided to start will lead Russia into deep isolation for years to come

Northernblood5:
Russia is a bully, There is a reason why Many countries refused to align with them.

According to Foolish nigerian youths, USA is the aggressor since 90s but the question is, why do countries keep begging these aggressors to join NATO instead of aligning with Saint Russia?

The truth is the majority of people here on naira land should be banned from commenting on sensitive issues because it's become obvious that they don't think before talking. A sane person should know that Putin is a power-drunk and now sees himself as a demigod who thinks he can bully everyone and walk scot-free. We should be happy we have a nation like the US that's still maintaining the order of things.

No sane person will align with Russia.

No man should hold a political power for so long without challenge....

It will make the man do stupid things....