Interview with journalist Ilyas Bogatyrev (1999)

TV journalist Ilyas Bogatyrev talks about the goals and tasks of the military operation of the NATO bloc in Yugoslavia in 1999, the role and diplomatic efforts of Russia in the settlement The Yugoslav problem, the prospects for the Russian military grouping to enter Bosnia, and the geopolitical benefits for Russia in the Balkans.

Ilyas Bogatyrev talks about the prospects of Russia-NATO partnership in Europe, the participation of Russian troops in the peacekeeping operation.

Ilyas Bogatyrev speaks about the political component in the actions of the United States and NATO countries in Yugoslavia, their interests in the region, the groundlessness of the decision of the UN Security Council to launch a military operation, the reasons for its beginning.

Ilyas Bogatyrev talks about Russia's actions on unilateral lifting of sanctions against Yugoslavia.