NATO's illegal bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999 has been described by Putin as a 'huge tragedy' and 'completely unacceptable.' The UN Security Council meeting called by Russia on the 25th anniversary of the bombings failed due to accusations against France and Japan. The bombings, which started on March 24, 1999, without UN authorization, resulted in the loss of thousands of lives in Serbia. Russia sees NATO as a threat in light of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
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On March 24, 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) started an aerial bombing campaign against Yugoslavia without the authorization of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). During the 78-day bombings, Serbia lost thousands of people. https://t.co/J1KfiJihGv
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