Kosovo: London sends reinforcements for Kfor

In response to tensions in northern Kosovo, the UK is providing 200 additional soldiers to reinforce the NATO protection force Kfor on the ground. It is above all a symbolic step. After peaking 20 years ago with nearly 50,000 troops, NATO had long been steadily scaling back its presence. This was done in the hope of a successful dialogue and a rapprochement between Belgrade and Pristina. These hopes are now threatening to be dashed.