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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum
i think that overall having Kosovo be independant of Serbia would be good, but am concered it might touch off other movements such as the Basque in Spain and those people in Georgia and of course the Chechan movement might get more violent because of this
plus, with Russia and China backing Serbia, will Kosovo even be admitted to the U.N.?
that's cool about your friend, that seems like an interesting position to be in
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Russia is supporting Serbia, no doubt, because of the "Chechen Question." Kosovo being granted a homeland is a pretty compelling precedent for the Chechens to get the same -- if "international law" meant diddly squat anyhow.
The Chinese have their Taiwan issue as well. How to deal with minority groups who lay claim to what you think is your real-estate? Neither of these countries want their separatist movements to have anything new to hang their hats on.
I cannot understand why Spain, Turkey, etc. aren't a little more vocal regarding this issue.