British Embassy answers Serbian President claims on arming Kosovo

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Gazeta Express

19/04/2022 13:14

British Embassy in Pristina has dismissed claims of Serbian state officials, including President Aleksandar Vucic, stating that a British aircraft which landed in Kosovo last week has supplied Kosovo with weapons, Gazeta Express reports.

KFOR announced last Friday on Facebook that, a Royal Air Force A400M Atlas flew from RAF Brize Norton of Great Britain to Slatina APOD Kosovo conducting a relief-in-place operation for British military land forces deployed in KFOR. This has activated Belgrade to launch a campaign against UK and Kosovo over the weekend, alleging that the British aircraft supplied weapons for the Kosovo Security Force (KSF). Senior state officials, including Vucic, claimed that the plane was transporting the NLAW and Javelin missiles, which were used by Ukrainian forces against Russian troops.

Gazeta Express has asked KFOR and the British Embassy to comment Vucic and his dependents claims that they are supplying Kosovo with weapons. The British Embassy in Pristina says that the purpose of the flight was a relief-in-place operation for the British troops serving in KFOR.

“KFOR have already issued a statement explaining the purpose of the flight was a relief-in-place operation for British military forces deployed in KFOR,” the British Embassy said.

KFOR in a statement posted on Friday has issued a statement after the British aircraft landed in Pristina airport. “The A400M aircraft is a highly functional strategic enabler, capable of transporting heavy loads over significant distances, at various altitudes with the ability to land on very short runways. The A400M is also operated by air forces in Germany, France, Spain, Turkey, and Belgium forming the backbone of NATO airlift,” KFOR announced. /GazetaExpress/