President Bill Clinton ultimatum: Preparation for military intervention in Kosovo: September-October 1998 ; Ultimatumi i presidentit Bill Clinton dhe përgatitjet për intervenimin ushtarak në Kosovë: Shtator-Tetor 1998

United States foreign policy towards Kosovo, during the period of intensification of fighting in Kosovo, during the second half of 1998, was focused on ending the war and carnage by the Milosevic Serbian army and police, providing humanitarian relief for the population, and peaceful conclusion of political status of Kosovo. This paper, based on principal historical documents, derived from the highest American government institution for foreign policy and national security, "National Security Council" (NSC), involved at that time to resolve this conflict. The issue of NATO's military intervention in Kosovo, due to the humanitarian disaster on the ground, was placed on the priority list of American Administration. This agenda was on the rails of political and military decision, and interagency bodies, such as the United States Mission to NATO were also involved in the effort, in order to commence the formal process of initiating military aerial operations, launching guided missile attacks. The aim was, in line with coercive diplomacy and real military threat, to issue an "Ultimatum" to Milosevic, as well as finalizing military preparations, such as securing NATO authorization to issue the "Activation Request" (ACTREQ) and "Activation Order" (ACTORD) for all air operations, through military intervention, as well as the development of the "light" ground option for the implementation of peace agreement. At the end of October 1998, NATO bombings were stopped after Serbia agreed to the conditions of "President Clinton's Ultimatum." The signing of the Holbrook-Milosevic Agreement, which consisted in the withdrawal of Serbian military forces, the cessation of fighting in Kosovo, the improvement of the humanitarian situation on the ground, “no fly zone” over Kosovo and ground verification of the ceasefire, as well as support for the peace negotiation process, resulted that United States temporarily suspended military air strikes against Serbia and focused on finding a diplomatic solution to the Kosovo issue. ; Punimi ...