War clouds over Europe as Putin ally Serbia failed to seal a deal with NATO-backed Kosovo
Rising tensions in the Balkans, Serbia & Kosovo leaders failed to reach an agreement. The Serbia & Kosovo conflict has added to Europe's instability during the Ukraine war. The western fears Russia could encourage the Serbia into an armed intervention in Kosovo.
Like Serbia, Russia doesn't independence & veto power can block Kosovo from joining UN.
1998 Kosovo and ethnic-Albania majority, broke away from Serbia in a bloody conflict .
On March 24, 1999 NATO attacked Serbia and bomb it to 2.5 months -Thousand of civilians killed.