Bystron: US decision to sell weapons to Kosovo - a new level of escalation of the situation

The decision of the United States to sell anti-tank missiles "Javelin" to Kosovo represents a new level of escalation of the situation, Petr Bystron, the President of the Foreign Policy Committee of the parliamentary group Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the Bundestag assessed, emphasizing that Ukraine was the best example of how "weapons for peace" actually work.

"I sincerely wonder why the Americans are supplying such heavy weaponry to an entity like Kosovo. It is a crisis-ridden region, a creation established by violating international law and the integrity of the former Yugoslavia. I consider this to be a further step towards escalation", Bystron said to Kosovo Online in response to the question of whether the US decision, as presented, contributes to stability.

In response to the assertion that the West claims Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to destabilize the Western Balkans, Bystron ironically remarked that "Putin is so evil and destabilizes the Balkans by convincing the Americans to supply weapons, and that the Russian President is behind it all".

When asked why Germany remained silent regarding the arming of Kosovo, he replied that it reflected a disregard for international agreements.

"Already, the police of the so-called Kosovo are equipped to walk around with long guns. This is already a paramilitary formation. What was promised in the agreements, that they are only security and police forces, is not respected; instead, there is a further step in arming", Bystron criticized.

He also adds that unfortunately, the German public is not informed about the position of the Serbs in Kosovo because mainstream media report unilaterally and do not focus on this issue.

"It's similar to the situation in the eastern regions of Ukraine. For many years, there was no reporting on the mistreatment of the local Russian minority, not even that the Ukrainian army was shooting at them, and there were thousands of dead. All of this was without media attention. The same is happening with the Kosovo Serbs. The media are silent about the conflict, and that's why the German public doesn't know how the Serbs live in Kosovo. Similarly, with the protests in Germany now, the scale of which the government wants to hush up", Bystron pointed out.

When asked why Germany was the biggest supporter of Kosovo in Europe, Bystron said that this question should be directed to the German Government because he saw no benefit for official Berlin.

He announced a conference on the topic of disrespect for international law and the application of double standards in politics.

"Double standards have become intolerable and completely transparent in the case of Ukraine, it can be seen how some actions are treated completely differently. These are interesting questions of our time", Bystron said.