NATO will send 700 reinforcement troops to northern Kosovo, following violent altercations on Monday that left dozens injured. 30 members of the Atlantic Alliance peace support force (Kosovo Force or KFOR) were injured.

Both the military organization and the European Union have condemned on Tuesday in harsh terms the violent protests of Kosovo Serb demonstrators. Borrell and Stoltenberg demand Pristina and Belgrade "de-escalate" the situation and sit down to dialogue. The new peak of violence worries both the Twenty-seven and NATO allies, who fear that it could become an additional factor of instability in the Balkans.