Putin Calls Kosovo Independence “Terrible Precedent”
Russian president calls Kosovo’s declaration of independence a ‘terrible precedent’ that will come back to hit the West ‘in the face’.
“The precedent of Kosovo is a terrible precedent, which will de facto destroy the whole system of international relations, developed not over decades, but over centuries,” Vladimir Putin said in televised comments on Friday.
“They have not thought through the results of what they are doing. At the end of the day it is a two-ended stick and the second end will come back and hit them in the face,” he added.
Earlier on Friday, Russia’s ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin warned Moscow could resort to military force ‘if the European Union works out a common position, or if NATO breaches its mandate in Kosovo.’
Russia, China, Spain and others, have rejected the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo which came on Sunday.
The United States, Britain, France, Germany and a raft of other EU states have not only recognized it but connived at and organized the whole operation in the aftermath of the breakdown of the former Yugoslavia–at the time the last remaining remnant of the former Warsaw bloc that had not kow-towed to the West.
(Iran Press)
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February 22nd, 2008 at 1:33 pmI hope Corsica will jump on the occasion to claim independance, though I fear she won’t, sad !
February 22nd, 2008 at 2:53 pmRussia is now in a state of “Check” and will, for its own survival, be required to form major (much more than now) alliances with many muslim groups/nations.
Russians now have something to unite over.
Israel will need a lot of help because of this fuckup….
Between the Bush republicans and the communist/liberals here in the states, …Including “Nothing between the ears” McCain,
Ω…We’re ALL Fucked…Ω
Time to gear up big time !!
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:43 pm