West Wants the Law of the Jungle
West Eager to Enforce the Law of the Jungle
United States and several European countries are determined to grant independence to Serbian Kosovo-Metohija province at any cost, even if it means a violation of international law, and this is where no similarities can be found with the Russian position, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
“Our Western partners, above all the United States and a couple of European countries, are resolute in giving Kosovo independence, cost what it may, even if it means a violation of international law,” Lavrov said in an interview for the Moscow daily Vremya Novostei.
“This is where it is impossible for us to have similar positions with them,” he stressed.
“There can be no unilateral solutions either for Kosovo, for Iran, Lebanon or for the Near East issue as a whole,” the Russian foreign minister said, adding that “it was not in vain that that the UN Charter included the principle of unanimity of the permanent members of the UN Security Council.”
Unilateral Recognitions — First Violent Change of Borders in Europe After WWII
“In case of the unilateral recognition of the independence of Kosovo and Metohija, Russia will be entitled to change its approach to the so-called unrecognized republics in the post-soviet regions - South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Pridnestrovie,” the chairman of the Council of the Federation (upper chamber of the Russian parliament), Sergei Mironov, said on Tuesday.
“If countries start recognizing Kosovo randomly, this will be the first violent change of borders in Europe after World War Two, and the consequences will be unforeseeable,” Mironov warned at a press conference in Moscow.
According to him, this will mark the beginning of the domino principle and then it will be possible to raise the issue of the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which broke away form Georgia. We shall also see the resurfacing of the Cyprus problem, the problem of the Basques and even Scotland.
“In case of such a recognition of Kosovo, Russia will be able to say that it is free in its approach, including towards the so-called unrecognized republics of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Pridnestrovie,” Mironov said.
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Comments
hey!
Just wanted to tell you that the russian`s view is fairly correct, although a bit extreme, for they (the russians) are seeking every opportunity in gaining back the buffer zone that surrounded them during th Cold War. Oh! And Mironov forgot to add Transylvania to his list of resurfacing problems. A bit extreme also this example, but what the heck!!!
Thanks!
Posted by: alin - romania | December 27, 2007 02:39 PM
Alin, unless Russians establish their influence on the world map there will be many more hot-spots to add to the list than Transylvania. There is a concerted drive to establish one world government and no prizes for guessing who has its sights set on the title. NO! Not the Russians, nor the Chinese! Try again.
Posted by: Bozidar | December 28, 2007 01:36 AM