The immediate effect of NATO air strikes in the Federated Republic Yugoslavia leaders was to what?

Before the bombing began, there were significant divisions within the Yugoslav leadership over how to respond to the Kosovo crisis. Some leaders, such as Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević, were advocating for a military crackdown on the Kosovo Albanians, while others were pushing for a negotiated settlement.

However, once the airstrikes began, these differences were quickly put aside. All of the Yugoslav leaders rallied around Milošević and condemned the NATO attacks as an act of aggression. This unity made it much more difficult for NATO to achieve its goals in Kosovo, and ultimately led to a prolonged and bloody conflict.