Kosovo: laying the foundation for a new cold war

Russia has stressed its opposition to any decision on Kosovo’s
status that is not accepted by Serbia. It has warned that recognition
of Kosovo by the United States and other nations would encourage
separatists in the former Soviet Union, across Europe and around the world.

Russia is widely expected to block recognition of Kosovo in the United Nations and continue backing traditional ally Serbia.
President Vladimir Putin
said Friday that Russia would not “ape” the West, indicating it would
not immediately recognize long-standing independence claims of
pro-Russian separatist regions in ex-Soviet Georgia.

The Russians are correct this is going to make the whole region unstable. I think NATO is making a huge mistake and also building the foundations for a new cold war. When was the last time US foreign policy make sense in any crises area of the world?. It won’t start here.

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